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Cracking has several meanings:
- Cracking is the formation of a crack, a fracture or partial fracture (breaking) in a solid material. For a technical article on this topic, see Fracture mechanics.
- Cracking (chemistry) is the decomposition of complex organic molecules into smaller ones.
- Cracking knuckles is the practice of manipulating one's fingers such that the knuckle joints produce a sharp sound, likened to cracking.
- Software cracking is the defeating of copy prevention devices in software.
- Security cracking is the defeating of security devices in computer networks.
- Cracking codes is a term for cryptanalysis.
- Cracking (computers) - the act of entering a computer or computer network by force.
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