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In hacker parlance, to pwn is to comprehensively "[[Glossary:Own|own]]" a device or computer. The term derives from a mis-typing of "own" in a video game in the 1990's.
In hacker slang, to pwn (pronounced "pone") a device or computer is to hack and comprehensively take control of or "[[Glossary:Own|own]]" it. The term derives from a mis-typing of "[[Glossary:Own|own]]" in a video game in the 1990's.

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In hacker slang, to pwn (pronounced "pone") a device or computer is to hack and comprehensively take control of or "own" it. The term derives from a mis-typing of "own" in a video game in the 1990's.