megahack

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ hack.

Noun

megahack (plural megahacks)

1. A writer who is very much a hack.
   • 1999, Joe Queenan, Red Lobster, White Trash, & the Blue Lagoon‎^[1], →ISBN:

     And at the end of Journey, megahack James A. Michener saw fit to include an epilogue entitled “Reflections,” a masterpiece of self-delusion.

2. (computing) A massive hack of a computer system.
   • 2015 July 10, Graeme Virtue, “Friday’s best TV”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     The megahack is widely considered to have been initiated by North Korea, upset at the portrayal of Kim Jong-un in Sony’s then-imminent comedy The Interview.

3. (falconry) A large-scale hack, or facility for releasing juvenile raptors.
   • 1987, The Eyas: A Newsletter from the National Wildlife Federation's Rapor Information Center‎^[3]:

     As for our current bald eagle restoration plan, hacking continued during 1986 with the release of 16 eagles at our megahack facility near Albany.