jailbreak
[jeyl-breyk]
- an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
- Digital Technology.
- an instance of gaining access to the operating system of a smartphone, tablet, etc., especially one manufactured by Apple.
- a software program or piece of hardware used to accomplish this: You'll need a jailbreak to run unauthorized apps.
- an instance of circumventing restrictions on access to any computer system or digital content.
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- Digital Technology. to gain access to the operating system of (a smartphone, tablet, etc., especially an Apple device), usually in order to run modified or unauthorized software.Compare root1(def 22a).
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- Digital Technology. to engage in this practice: Manufacturers are trying to prevent jailbreaking.Compare root1(def 24).
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Origin of jailbreak
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Contemporary Examples
Lehman's script began after the jailbreak, focusing on the hero of the picture, an American who pursues Blake.
There had been no question about his identity when his gang staged a jailbreak, killing the Allen County sheriff in the process.
The accusations include several attacks on various prisons, including a 2011 jailbreak in which Morsi escaped.
On his Twitter account Tuesday, President Felipe Calderón called the jailbreak “deplorable.”
Such poisonous suspicions have only been deepened by the jailbreak.
jailbreak
- Also: gaolbreak an escape from jail
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