A "hack" is a form of ''Are you looking for information on the term [[cheat]]ing that exploits some aspect of the game to grant a user an unfair advantage. Hacks differ from [[exploit| Hack]]s in that hacks are almost never achieved in-game, but usually require an external technique; often a third party program.?''
The term is commonly used for every sort of in or out-game cheating, and can refer to a cheated character, item, account, or something else. The word "hack" can be combined with the another word to detail the particular type of hack: Account-hack, Char-hack, maphack (a 3rd party program that reveals the entire level map in Diablo 2), etc.
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"Hack" can be used as a verb, to describe the process of cheating. * ''"My character was hacked."'' Or as a noun, to describe the program or technique itself.* ''"I used a hack to steal his gold."'' [[categoryCategory:reference]][[category:exploitsAxes]]
