Definition
Definition of phreaking - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
technologyTECH. US activity of exploring or manipulating telephone systems for free callsTECH. US
- Phreaking was popular among hackers in the 1970s.
Adjective
1.
telecomTECH. US related to unauthorized access to phone systemsTECH. US
- He was caught with phreaking equipment.
2.
cybersecurityTECH. US characteristic of hacking into telecommunication networksTECH. US
- The phreaking methods were outdated.
Origin of phreaking
English, phone (sound) + freak (enthusiast)
Terms with phreaking included in their meaning
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Examples of phreaking in a sentence
She admitted to phreaking in college, before telecom security tightened. The phreaking attack compromised the entire network. Authorities are cracking down on phreaking activities. Phreaking activities were detected by the security team.
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- French:piratage des systèmes téléphoniques, de phreaking, ...
- German:Phreaking, phreaking-bezogen, ...
- Italian:pirateria telefonica, phreaking, ...
- Spanish:fraude telefónico, de phreaking, ...
- Portuguese:phreaking, de phreaking, ...
- Chinese:电话系统破解, 电话黑客的, ...
- Japanese:電話フリーキング, フリーキングの, ...
- Arabic:اِخْتِرَاق هَاتِفِيّ, قرصني, ...
- Hebrew:פְרִיקִינְג, שַׁיָּךְ לִפְרִיצַת טֵלֵפוֹנִים, ...
- Russian:фрикинг, фрикинговый, ...
- Ukrainian:фрікінг, фрікінговий, ...
- Hindi:फ्रीकिंग, हैकिंग विशेष, ...
Definition of phreak - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
- A phreak was caught breaking into the phone network.
Verb
- He used to phreak phone systems to make free calls.
Origin of phreak
Blend, phone (sound) + freak (enthusiast)
Examples of phreak in a sentence
Stories about phreaks fascinated early hackers. They learned how to phreak old telephone systems. Hackers used to phreak to avoid long-distance charges.
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- French:phreaker, pirater, ...
- German:Phreaker, phreaken, ...
- Italian:phreaker, hackerare, ...
- Spanish:phreaker, hackear, ...
- Portuguese:pirata telefónico, invadir sistemas de telecomunicações, ...
- Chinese:电话黑客, 非法侵入电信系统, ...
- Japanese:フリーク, ハッキングする, ...
- Arabic:مخترق هاتفي, اخْتَرَقَ, ...
- Hebrew:פְּרִיקֵר טֵלֵפוֹנִי, לִפְרוֹץ, ...
- Russian:фрик, взламывать, ...
- Ukrainian:фрікер, зламувати, ...
- Hindi:फोन हैकर, हैक करना, ...
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