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Comment by quesera

4 months ago

> the name derives from "phone hacking" or phreacking

Etymology quibble: There is no 'c' in phreaking. Phrack is just a portmanteau of "phreak" and "hack". :)

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quesera

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godelski  4 months ago

Haha thanks. I constantly make that mistake.

  > Phrack is just a portmanteau of "phreak" and "hack". :)

Well... I think that explanation also explains this common mistake :):

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