Hackers vs Hackery - What's the difference?
hackers | hackery |
(obsolete) A two-wheeled cart used in Asia.
(slang, chiefly, pejorative) Advocacy of a position when motivated by political allegiance, public relations interests, or for other reasons considered crass compared to personal conviction.
(slang, computing) The use of hacks (ingenious but inelegant techniques).
* 2012 , Seymour Bosworth, ?M. E. Kabay, ?Eric Whyne, Computer Security Handbook (page 57)
As nouns the difference between hackers and hackery
is that hackers is while hackery is (obsolete) a two-wheeled cart used in asia or hackery can be (slang|chiefly|pejorative) advocacy of a position when motivated by political allegiance, public relations interests, or for other reasons considered crass compared to personal conviction.hackery
English
Etymology 1
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(hackeries)Etymology 2
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- All without any of the subterfuge and hackery required to do it with Java.