Crack is a term from the English language that is used in various ways in our language. The concept is usually used to name a person who stands out for his talent or his ability . For example: "Roger Federer is the biggest star I have ever seen in my life" , "Every team needs a star who makes the difference" , "As a team we don't have any star, but we all strive to achieve solid performance " .
The soccer player Lionel Messi , the basketball player LeBron James , the tennis player Novak Djokovic , the runner Usain Bolt and the swimmer Michael Phelps are some athletes considered stars. The stars usually become idols and achieve great financial profits through awards and advertising.
A special talent
This term is often used to flatter someone who has a special talent in a field other than their own, although this is not a strict condition. For example, a person with no computer knowledge can tell his friend "You're a crack!" to thank him for repairing his computer, to express his admiration and fascination with his performance with electronic devices.
Some of the synonyms for crack that can be used in everyday speech are "master, master, the best, the best" and "incredible." Depending on the region and age group, there are many more, and they always refer to a great capacity or a very marked natural talent in the individual who receives them. In Argentina, for example, when faced with a display of skill in a specific field by a close person, we can say "You have it very clear" , meaning that "he knows how to move very clearly through that field."
stock market crash
In the field of finance , we speak of a crash to refer to the abrupt fall in the prices of most of the shares that operate on the stock market. These setbacks occur when shareholders react with fear to certain news or measures and begin to sell the shares, stopping buying others.
This causes prices to collapse, as does trading volume. The Crash of '29 , which affected the United States in 1929 , is one of the best known in history.
A very addictive drug
Crack, on the other hand, is a drug that is made by mixing cocaine with baking soda and water , forming a stone. When this stone is heated, a part of the cocaine evaporates and a noise characterized by the onomatopoeia "crack" is generated.
Crack, which quickly generates addiction , causes feelings of panic and euphoria in the user, who also begins to suffer from insomnia. The addict can suffer various types of psychiatric and physical problems.
The concept of crack in computing
In the field of computing, this name is known as a patch for a program that is created without the developers giving their authorization. A patch is usually an update that is intended to correct certain errors in the original code, which is distributed through an automatic download; However, in the case of crack, we are dealing with an illegal tactic that is associated with piracy .
It is normal that as part of the structure of a commercial program some type of protection against unauthorized copies is included, to prevent its free distribution . Precisely, one of the main objectives of the computer crack is to bypass this security measure, after which it is possible to use the product without paying for it. Within the family of this term we find crack or crack , a verb that serves to refer to the process involved in said crime, or to decipher a password with which it is possible to access the paid functions of a software .