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Hacking may refer to:
Places
- Hacking, an area within Hietzing, Vienna, Austria
People
- Douglas Hewitt Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking (1884–1950), British Conservative politician
- Ian Hacking (1936–2023), Canadian philosopher of science
- David Hacking, 3rd Baron Hacking (born 1938), British barrister and peer
Sports
- Hacking (falconry), the practice of raising falcons in captivity then later releasing into the wild
- Hacking (rugby), tripping an opposing player
- Pleasure riding, horseback riding for purely recreational purposes, also called hacking
- Shin-kicking, an English martial art also called hacking
Technology
- Hacker, a computer expert with advanced technical knowledge
- Hacker culture, activity within the computer programmer subculture
- Security hacker, someone who breaches defenses in a computer system
- Cybercrime, which involves security hacking
- Phone hacking, gaining unauthorized access to phones
- ROM hacking, the process of modifying a video game's program image
Other uses
- Roof and tunnel hacking, unauthorized exploration of roof and utility tunnel spaces