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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>crack</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../C.html" title="C"/><link rel="previous" href="CPU-Wars.html" title="CPU Wars"/><link rel="next" href="crack-root.html" title="crack root"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">crack</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="CPU-Wars.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">C</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="crack-root.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="crack"/><dt xmlns="" id="crack"><b>crack</b></dt></dt><dd><p> [warez d00dz] </p></dd><dd><p> 1. <span class="grammar">v.</span> To break into a system
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