Cracking may refer to: Cracking, the formation of a fracture or partial fracture in a solid material 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 In computing: Password cracking, the process of discovering the plaintext of an encrypted computer password Hacker (computer security), the defeating of s… (More on Cracking)