Editing Cracking

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'''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

In '''computing''':
* Another name for [[Security hacker|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.

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

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