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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
hack / hack into
1. If someone hacks into a computer system, they break into the system, especially in order to get secret information.
No #1 is one of the definitions of the verb hack from my dictionary.
And there are two example sentences belonging to it.
2. He hacked into the bank's computer.
3. They had hacked secret data.
Q) Is "into" in #2 optional?
And if into is added between "hacked" and "secret data" in #3, does it add a slight different nuance to the original?
No #1 is one of the definitions of the verb hack from my dictionary.
And there are two example sentences belonging to it.
2. He hacked into the bank's computer.
3. They had hacked secret data.
Q) Is "into" in #2 optional?
And if into is added between "hacked" and "secret data" in #3, does it add a slight different nuance to the original?
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moon7296 Q) Is "into" in #2 optional? Nowadays, yes; the word is new and its grammar is still being worked out. moon7296 And if into is added between "hacked" and "secret data" in #3, does it add a slight different nuance to the original?
- moon7296 Q) Is "into" in #2 optional?
- Nowadays, yes; the word is new and its grammar is still being worked out.
- moon7296 And if into is added between "hacked" and "secret data" in #3, does it add a slight different nuance to the original?
- It would suggest that only some of the data was acquired.
- Notice the difference between hacking into a system (an 'enclosure' ) and hacking its contents.
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moon7296Q) Is "into" in #2 optional?Nowadays, yes; the word is new and its grammar is still being worked out.
moon7296And if into is added between "hacked" and "secret data" in #3, does it add a slight different nuance to the original?It would suggest that only some of the data was acquired. Notice the difference between
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Mister MicawberNotice the difference between hacking into a system (an 'enclosure' ) and hacking its contents.
Mister Micawbermoon7296Q) Is "into" in #2 optional?Nowadays, yes; the word is new and its grammar is still being worked out.You said there is d
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moon7296Then like you the difference between hack into and hack, number 2 would suggest a difference meaning if "into" is taken out, right?Wrong. Both work for the container.
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