> *the name derives from "phone hacking" or phreacking* Etymology quibble: There... | Hacker News

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		quesera 68 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fire destroys S. Korean government's cloud storage... > the name derives from "phone hacking" or phreacking Etymology quibble: There is no 'c' in phreaking. Phrack is just a portmanteau of "phreak" and "hack". :)

godelski 68 days ago [–]

Haha thanks. I constantly make that mistake.

  > Phrack is just a portmanteau of "phreak" and "hack". :)

Well... I think that explanation also explains this common mistake :):

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