(idea) by Jargon Thu Jul 19 2001 at 6:21:40
crack = C = cracker

crack root v.

[very common] To defeat the security system of a Unix machine and gain root privileges thereby; see cracking.

--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.

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