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Is there any Neo-Latin word for the concepts of "hacking" and "hacker"?
In the more criminal sense, you could have:
fur / praedo computatralis.
This describes the activities of e.g. hackers who steal trade secrets or break into computer networks unlawfully, but it would ...
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Is there any Neo-Latin word for the concepts of "hacking" and "hacker"?
Plautus uses the term perfossor parietum (dig-througher of walls) to describe a burglar, someone who breaks into a building.
My understanding of hacking is that it's less about theft per se than about ...
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Is there any Neo-Latin word for the concepts of "hacking" and "hacker"?
Fun question. I think the very best answer would depend on the period you were aiming to evoke.
Starting from the actual meaning of 'hacker' as a capable, creative, and enthusiastic programmer and the ...
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Is there any Neo-Latin word for the concepts of "hacking" and "hacker"?
Nuntii Latini calls Linus Torvalds "sollertissimus programmator", I guess that's as good as you can get for "hacker" (in the positive sense of the word).
If you mean "computer ...
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Are there any general rules for creating 'proper' Latin neologisms, beyond matching gender, number, and case?
Many Latin's lovers across the world would like use the Latin in the today's
life, but they cannot find Latin names for the things of our time.
Answering to your question is not easy. First, we need ...
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