Cracker
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Cracker may refer to:
- Cracker (food)Cracker (food)A cracker is a baked good commonly made from grain flour dough and typically made in quantity in various hand-sized or smaller shapes. Flavorings or seasonings, such as salt, herbs, seeds, and/or cheese, may be added to the dough or sprinkled on top before baking...
, a type of biscuit, usually salted or savory edible - Cracker (mountain), a mountain peak in Glacier National Park
- Cracker (benchmark)Cracker (benchmark)Cracker is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Cracker is a benchmark summit located on a ridgeline northeast of Mount Siyeh....
, located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana
- Cracker (benchmark)
- Christmas crackerChristmas crackerChristmas crackers or bon-bons are an integral part of Christmas celebrations in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. They are also popular in Ireland. A cracker consists of a cardboard tube wrapped in a brightly decorated twist of...
, traditional British Christmas toy or decoration which gives a loud 'crack' when opened - Atlanta CrackersAtlanta CrackersThe Atlanta Crackers were minor league baseball teams based in Atlanta, Georgia, between 1901 and 1965. The Crackers were Atlanta's home team until the Atlanta Braves moved from Milwaukee in 1966....
, an American baseball team from Atlanta, Georgia - Cracker (pejorative)Cracker (pejorative)Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a pejorative term for white people. It is an ethnic slur that is especially used for the white inhabitants of the U.S. states of Georgia and Florida , but it is also used throughout the United States.-Etymology:One theory holds that the term comes from the...
, a slang, sometimes abusive term for a Southern white person- Florida crackerFlorida crackerFlorida cracker refers to original colonial-era English and American pioneer settlers of what is now the U.S. state of Florida, and their descendants. The first Florida crackers arrived in 1763 when Spain traded Florida to Great Britain...
, a Florida native descended from early pioneer settlers - Georgia crackerGeorgia crackerGeorgia Cracker refers to the original American pioneer settlers of the Province of Georgia , and their descendants. It is different from the pejorative term for southern whites...
, a Georgia native descended from early pioneer settlers
- Florida cracker
- Hamadryas (butterfly), a genus of brush-footed butterflies commonly called the Crackers, Calicoes, or Clicks
- Cracking (chemistry)Cracking (chemistry)In petroleum geology and chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules such as kerogens or heavy hydrocarbons are broken down into simpler molecules such as light hydrocarbons, by the breaking of carbon-carbon bonds in the precursors. The rate of cracking and the end products...
, the process whereby complex organic molecules are broken down into simpler molecules - a term for wafer-style Sacramental breadSacramental breadSacramental bread, sometimes called the lamb, altar bread, host or simply Communion bread, is the bread which is used in the Christian ritual of the Eucharist.-Eastern Catholic and Orthodox:...
- a short length of twisted twine or string attached to the end of a whipWhipA whip is a tool traditionally used by humans to exert control over animals or other people, through pain compliance or fear of pain, although in some activities whips can be used without use of pain, such as an additional pressure aid in dressage...
to produce a cracking sound - a firecrackerFirecrackerA firecracker is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang; any visual effect is incidental to this goal. They have fuses, and are wrapped in a heavy paper casing to contain the explosive compound...
, a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang; any visual effect is incidental to this goal - a device used to open small compressed gas cartridges such as whipped-cream chargerWhipped-cream chargerA whipped cream charger is a steel cylinder or cartridge filled with nitrous oxide that is used as a whipping agent in a whipped cream dispenser. The nitrous oxide in whipped cream chargers is also used by recreational drug users as an inhalant for its psychoactive effects...
s - a person who performs safe-crackingSafe-crackingSafe-cracking is the process of opening a safe without either the combination or key. It may also refer to a computer hacker's attempts to break into a secured computer system, in which case it may be shortened to "cracking" or black hat hacking....
- Atlanta Black CrackersAtlanta Black CrackersThe Atlanta Black Crackers were a professional Negro league baseball team which played during the early to mid 20th century.- Founding :The Crackers were founded in 1919...
, a professional baseball team which played in the Negro League - Operation CrackersOperation CrackersOperation Crackers was a British Commando raid during the Second World War.The raid from the 23 February to the 3 March 1943 at Sognefjord in Norway, consisted of 16 men drawn from No. 10 Commando, No. 12 Commando and No. 30 Commando...
, a British Commando raid during the Second World War
In computing
- In computingComputingComputing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
, a hacker who breaks or circumvents security, including:- computer security hackerHacker (computer security)In computer security and everyday language, a hacker is someone who breaks into computers and computer networks. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, including profit, protest, or because of the challenge...
, that is, someone who breaks into computers, regardless of intent. Used by computer programming hackers to stress the differences between the two occupations and philosophies. - black-hat hacker, that is, someone who breaks into computers with malicious or criminal intentions. Used by white hat computer security hackers to stress the difference in ethics.
- software crackerSoftware crackingSoftware cracking is the modification of software to remove or disable features which are considered undesirable by the person cracking the software, usually related to protection methods: copy protection, trial/demo version, serial number, hardware key, date checks, CD check or software annoyances...
, someone who modifies software to remove or disable copy protectionCopy protectionCopy protection, also known as content protection, copy obstruction, copy prevention and copy restriction, refer to techniques used for preventing the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media, usually for copyright reasons.- Terminology :Media corporations have always used the term...
and digital rights managementDigital rights managementDigital rights management is a class of access control technologies that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals with the intent to limit the use of digital content and devices after sale. DRM is any technology that inhibits uses of digital content that...
features - password crackerPassword crackingPassword cracking is the process of recovering passwords from data that has been stored in or transmitted by a computer system. A common approach is to repeatedly try guesses for the password...
, someone who recovers encrypted passwords from data that has been stored in or transmitted by a computer system or associated to accounts as a measure for restricting access to a computer.
- computer security hacker
In entertainment
- Cracker (band)Cracker (band)Cracker is an American alternative rock band featuring founders/songwriters singer David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hickman. They are best known for their platinum-selling 1993 album, Kerosene Hat, featuring the hit songs "Low", "Euro-Trash Girl", and "Get Off This".Founders Lowery and Hickman...
, a rock music band- Cracker (album)Cracker (album)-Track listing:# "Teen Angst " – 4:31# "Happy Birthday to Me" – 3:29# "This Is Cracker Soul" – 3:38# "I See the Light" – 5:11...
, their first album
- Cracker (album)
- Cracker (comics), a British children's comic
- Cracker (UK TV series)Cracker (UK TV series)Cracker is a British crime drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV and created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. The series is centered on a criminal psychologist , Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald, played by Robbie Coltrane. Set in Manchester, it consists of three series which were...
, a television crime drama series - Cracker (U.S. TV series), the U.S. remake of the British television series
- Crackers (1984 film)Crackers (1984 film)Crackers is a 1984 American film directed by Louis Malle. It was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.Written by Jeffrey Fiskin, the film is about a group of small-time out-of-luck thieves, led by the unemployed Weslake , who attempt to rob the neighborhood pawn shop owned by...
, an American film starring Sean Penn - Crackers (1998 film)Crackers (1998 film)Crackers is a Christmas-themed Australian film starring Peter Rowsthorn. It was released on 9 July 1998. It was written and directed by David Swann.- Plot :...
, an Australian film - The Crackers, a 1968 pseudonym of the band The MerseybeatsThe MerseybeatsThe Merseybeats are a Merseybeat band that emerged from the Liverpool scene in the early 1960s, performing at The Cavern Club along with The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers and other similar artists....
- Sonic CrackersSonic CrackersSonic Crackers, is an early Sonic the Hedgehog prototype game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. The concepts, engine and various other materials in the prototype was subsequently implemented in the Sega 32X game Knuckles' Chaotix...
, an April 1994 prototype version of what would become Knuckles' Chaotix - Crackers (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
- Crackers InternationalCrackers InternationalCrackers International is an EP released by Erasure in 1988, in between the albums The Innocents and Wild!.- History :The EP appeared in several different versions. The original UK release by Mute Records consisted of four original, self-produced tracks...
, an EP released by Erasure in 1988, in between the albums The Innocents and Wild! - Crackers (Captain Underpants)
- Crackers – The Christmas Party Album, an album by the British glam rock band Slade
- Crackers – Accountant., may have been killed by Jennings for killing Adam the parrot.
See also
- Crack (disambiguation)
- Cracking (disambiguation)
- Crackerjack (disambiguation)Crackerjack (disambiguation)Crackerjack may refer to:* Cracker Jack, a snack consisting of caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts* Crackerjack , a British children's comedy television series, running from 1955 until 1984...