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back hack
Or back-hack
[bak-hak]
verb (used with object)
Computers.to investigate (a computer or network hack) by following evidence from the point of the security breach back to its origin.
to reverse-engineer (a product or idea).
Gamers back hacked the motion controls and built accessible hardware alternatives for players with disabilities.
noun
Computers.an act or instance of tracing a computer or network security breach back to its origin.
The hackers were lured in with a honeypot and unmasked with a back hack.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of back hack1
First recorded in 2010–15
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