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software cracking

modification of software, often to use it for free
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software cracking

Summary

software cracking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (907 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • software cracking is a type of change[2].
  • software cracking is a type of activity[3].
  • software cracking is a type of hacking[4].
  • software cracking's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Software cracking[5].
  • software cracking's has effect is recorded as warez[6].
  • software cracking's different from is recorded as cracking[7].
  • software cracking's uses is recorded as reverse engineering[8].
  • software cracking's uses is recorded as computer programming[9].
  • software cracking's practiced by is recorded as hacker[10].
  • software cracking's practiced by is recorded as security hacker[11].
  • software cracking's practiced by is recorded as cracker[12].
  • software cracking's practiced by is recorded as warez group[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include change[2], activity[3], and hacking[4].

Why It Matters

software cracking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (907 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Software cracking
    Svkkl authority id → 0447445-crackovani
    Practiced by → hacker, security hacker, cracker +1
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0447445-crackovani, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
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