Standard Synonyms
Hardware tinkering
Hardware hacking
Hardware mods
Hardware modification
Slang Synonyms
Electronics tinkering
Gadget modding
Hardware mods
Academic Synonyms
Hardware modification
Hardware tinkering
Hardware customization.
Old English Synonyms
Anglo-Saxon words for ‘hardware hacking’ are unknown.
Regional Synonyms
Industry-specific Synonyms
Jailbreaking
Rooting
Custom ROMs
Kernel flashing
Antonyms
Meaning
Hardware hacking is the modification of hardware to accomplish a goal that it was not originally designed for.
Definition
A hardware hacker is someone who reverse-engineers electronic devices to figure out how they work, and then modify them to do something different or unexpected.
Example Sentences
He was caught red-handed trying to hack into the company’s computer system via the hardware.
The hardware hacking group Anonymous has been responsible for some of the most high-profile attacks in recent years.
A hardware hack is a modification made to a piece of computer hardware to achieve a desired outcome.
Someone whowidget is engaging in hardware hacking.
He had to resort to hardware hacking in order to get the homing beacon to work.