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Hackable vs Unhackable - What's the difference?

hackable | unhackable |

Unhackable is a antonym of hackable.



In computing terms the difference between hackable and unhackable

is that hackable is that can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable while unhackable is not hackable; that cannot be hacked or broken into.

hackable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (computing) That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable.
  • That lends itself to hacking (technical tinkering and modification); moddable.
    • The robotic vacuum cleaner proved to be hackable , so we reprogrammed two of them to race each other.

    Antonyms

    * unhackable

    unhackable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (computing) Not hackable; that cannot be hacked or broken into.
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    Synonyms

    * impregnable * invulnerable