back hack

or back-hack

[ bak-hak ]

/ ˈbækˌhæk /

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verb (used with object)

Computers. to investigate (a computer or network hack) by following evidence from the point of the security breach back to its origin.

to reverse-engineer (a product or idea): Gamers back hacked the motion controls and built accessible hardware alternatives for players with disabilities.

noun

Computers. an act or instance of tracing a computer or network security breach back to its origin: The hackers were lured in with a honeypot and unmasked with a back hack.

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Origin of back hack

First recorded in 2010–15

Words nearby back hack

background extinction, background music, background processing, background projection, background radiation, back hack, backhand, backhanded, backhander, backhaul, backhoe