Cracking

{{wiktionary}} '''Cracking''' may refer to:

* Cracking, the formation of a fracture or partial fracture in a solid material studied as fracture mechanics ** Performing a sternotomy * Fluid catalytic cracking, a catalytic process widely used in oil refineries for cracking large hydrocarbon molecules into smaller molecules * Cracking (chemistry), the decomposition of complex organic molecules into smaller ones * Cracking joints, the practice of manipulating one's bone joints to make a sharp sound * Cracking codes, see cryptanalysis * Whip cracking * Safe cracking * ''Crackin''', band featuring Lester Abrams * Packing and cracking, a method of creating voting districts to give a political party an advantage * A slang term for engaging in sexual intercourse

In '''computing''': * Another name for security hacking; the practice of defeating computer security. * Password cracking, the process of discovering the plaintext of an encrypted computer password. * Software cracking, the defeating of software copy protection.

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