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Hackable vs Whackable - What's the difference?

hackable | whackable |

As adjectives the difference between hackable and whackable

is that hackable is that can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable while whackable is capable of, or suitable for, being whacked (in various senses).

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

    whackable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of, or suitable for, being whacked (in various senses).
  • * 2011 , J. K. Vandyke, Sabbatical for Love (page 123)
    • “Not lately. John, I'd rather she smacked me than ignored me.” “That's the story of your life.” “What does that mean?” “You've been goading people who ignore you ever since I've known you. It makes you very whackable .”
  • * 2013 , Sal Polisi, ?Steve Dougherty, The Sinatra Club: My Life Inside the New York Mafia
    • Consorting without permission with the women in a connected guy's family — mothers, sisters, daughters, wives — was a whackable offense.