Hacker

Module to generate hacker/IT words and phrases.

Overview

There are methods for different parts of speech, such as abbreviation(), adjective(), noun(), verb(), and ingverb(). Alternatively, phrase() creates a longer phrase combining these words.

Related modules

Various modules allow for generating other types of words and phrases:

• faker.word uses general vocabulary rather than hacker-specific terms.
• faker.lorem uses faux-Latin "lorem ipsum" text.
• faker.company includes corporate catchphrases and buzzwords.

abbreviation

Returns a random hacker/IT abbreviation.

Available since v2.0.1

Returns: string

function abbreviation(): string;

Examples

faker.hacker.abbreviation() // 'THX'

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adjective

Returns a random hacker/IT adjective.

Available since v2.0.1

Returns: string

function adjective(): string;

Examples

faker.hacker.adjective() // 'cross-platform'

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ingverb

Returns a random hacker/IT verb for continuous actions (en: ing suffix; e.g. hacking).

Available since v2.0.1

Returns: string

function ingverb(): string;

Examples

faker.hacker.ingverb() // 'navigating'

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noun

Returns a random hacker/IT noun.

Available since v2.0.1

Returns: string

function noun(): string;

Examples

faker.hacker.noun() // 'system'

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phrase

Generates a random hacker/IT phrase.

Available since v2.0.1

Returns: string

function phrase(): string;

Examples

faker.hacker.phrase()
// 'If we override the card, we can get to the HDD feed through the back-end HDD sensor!'

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verb

Returns a random hacker/IT verb.

Available since v2.0.1

Returns: string

function verb(): string;

Examples

faker.hacker.verb() // 'copy'

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