hackability

The state or condition of being hackable.

Noun

  1. The state or condition of being hackable.
    • Now it could be that all the hacks have moved to UNIX and off of our IBM systems, but there is a distinct change at U of T from 5 or so years ago when hacks abounded on all our systems. My personal opinion is that it is...
    • I think the rewards far outweigh the drawbacks, and am pleased that Yet Another Hacker is turning to the Amiga for its hackability. I think it's the most hackable machine to come out since the old S-100 systems of the...
    • I've seen an automatic splicer (made by Northern Telecom I think) which injects light through the sheath in one fibre, and detects it through the sheath in a second piece. The fibres are held in a jig which puts a small...

Origin

Etymology tree English hack Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English hackability From hack + -ability.