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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hook, draw, hookingnoun

    a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

    "he took lessons to cure his hooking"

Wiktionary

  1. hookingnoun

    The penalized action of using one's stick to restrain an opponent.

Wikipedia

  1. Hooking

    In computer programming, the term hooking covers a range of techniques used to alter or augment the behaviour of an operating system, of applications, or of other software components by intercepting function calls or messages or events passed between software components. Code that handles such intercepted function calls, events or messages is called a hook. Hooking is used for many purposes, including debugging and extending functionality. Examples might include intercepting keyboard or mouse event messages before they reach an application, or intercepting operating system calls in order to monitor behavior or modify the function of an application or other component. It is also widely used in benchmarking programs, for example frame rate measuring in 3D games, where the output and input is done through hooking. Hooking can also be used by malicious code. For example, rootkits, pieces of software that try to make themselves invisible by faking the output of API calls that would otherwise reveal their existence, often use hooking techniques.

ChatGPT

  1. hooking

    Hooking refers to a technique used in computer programming where the functionality of an operating system, a software module, or another system is augmented or altered, often for the purpose of intercepting function calls or certain types of events. It is used for many purposes, including debugging, reverse engineering, and extending functionality. In general, hooking encompasses techniques which allow altering the behavior of a process by intercepting function calls or events passed between software components.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hooking

    of Hook

Wikidata

  1. Hooking

    In computer programming, the term hooking covers a range of techniques used to alter or augment the behavior of an operating system, of applications, or of other software components by intercepting function calls or messages or events passed between software components. Code that handles such intercepted function calls, events or messages is called a "hook". Hooking is used for many purposes, including debugging and extending functionality. Examples might include intercepting keyboard or mouse event messages before they reach an application, or intercepting operating system calls in order to monitor behavior or modify the function of an application or other component. Hooking can also be used by malicious code. For example, rootkits, pieces of software that try to make themselves invisible by faking the output of API calls that would otherwise reveal their existence, often use hooking techniques. A wallhack is another example of malicious behavior that can stem from hooking techniques. It is done by intercepting function calls in a computer game and altering what is shown to the player to allow them to gain an unfair advantage over other players.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. hooking

    In ship-carpentry this is the act of working the edge of one plank into that of another, in such a manner that they cannot be drawn asunder.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hooking in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hooking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of hooking in a Sentence

  1. Shari Cayle:

    The advantage of it is that the person, the patient, doesn't have to worry about hooking it up and doing stuff with the computer, their kids do that.

  2. Thomas Galati:

    We knew that (Faisal) was talking to people in New York City and we had some understanding that he was helping people leave the country and join ISIS by hooking them up with other people who could help them get into Syria.

  3. Fotos International/Getty Images:

    Let me say this — as much as those guys were the most charming, sexiest friends and men on the planet and women all over just adored them — they were really like my brothers, as much as I appreciate them, there’s no way I would be, as you say, hooking up with them. Just look at your brother or whoever is really close to you and go ‘Can I do this?’ It’s a no.

  4. Shari Cayle:

    The advantage of it is that the person, the patient, doesn’t have to worry about hooking it up and doing stuff with the computer, their kids do that.

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