[Flick Lives]

Hack

verb
past tense: hacked; past participle: hacked

1. cut with rough or heavy blows.
“hack off the dead branches”
synonyms: cut, chop, hew, lop, saw; slash
“Stuart hacked the padlock off”

2. use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system.
“they hacked into a bank’s computer”

3. informal
manage; cope.
“lots of people leave because they can’t hack it”
synonyms: cope, manage, get on/by, carry on, come through, muddle along/through; More

[Theo]

I’ve been in the computer field for 25 years. I know my terms.

“Hacked” implies that someone has cracked into your account.

What the Colorado GOP tweet said is that someone simply accessed it without being authorized to do so:

https://twitter.com/cologop/status/718985521523871745

Significant difference. Maybe the GOP chairman’s 14 year old kid typed the Tweet on his dad’s computer when his dad went to the restroom. Or maybe an overeager intern or some newby on their PR team sent it. That could be “unauthorized access,” but not a “hack.”

Regardless, the Colorado GOP ****NEVER**** used the term “hacked” to characterize that stupid tweet.

[dynoman]

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The last tweet was the result of unauthorized access to our account and in no way represents the opinion of the party. We are investigating.— The Colorado GOP (@cologop) April 10, 2016

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hack past tense: hacked; past participle: hacked

2. Use a computer to gain unauthorized access

I posted that definition on another thread. Defending what there is no rational, coherent, or ethical defense for never goes well. People trying to defend it should give it up, it's a losing battle. Yet they keep on trying to defend the indefensible. Amazing, and pathetic.