"lifehack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lifehacks [plural]
Etymology: life + hack. Apparently based upon a comparison between real life and the digital sphere (and, perhaps, video games). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|life|hack}} life + hack Head templates: {{en-noun}} lifehack (plural lifehacks)
  1. (colloquial) Any process or technique that reduces the chaos in one's life and makes it easier to manage, or more convenient. Tags: colloquial Translations (process or technique that simplifies life): ライフハック (Japanese), lifehack [masculine] (Polish), лайфха́к (lajfxák) [masculine, neologism] (Russian), husmorstips [neuter] (Swedish), лайфха́к (lajfxák) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lifehack-en-noun-Wvnii~QO Disambiguation of 'process or technique that simplifies life': 73 27
  2. (colloquial) The sharing (communication) of such a technique: synonym of life pro tip (but see usage note). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-lifehack-en-noun-SqWprjRe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: life hack Hypernyms: hack, tip Derived forms: lifehacker, lifehacking

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