# Cracking

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'''Cracking''' may refer to:

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

In '''computing''':
* Another name for [security hacking](/source/Security_hacker); the practice of defeating [computer security](/source/computer_security).
* [Password cracking](/source/Password_cracking), the process of discovering the plaintext of an encrypted computer password.
* [Software cracking](/source/Software_cracking), the defeating of software copy protection.

==See also==
*[Crack (disambiguation)](/source/Crack_(disambiguation))
*[Cracker (disambiguation)](/source/Cracker_(disambiguation))
*[Cracklings](/source/Cracklings) (solid material remaining after rendering fat)
*[Cracker (pejorative)](/source/Cracker_(pejorative))
*[Crac](/source/Crac)

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