tamperproof

Or tam·per-proof

[tam-per-proof]

adjective

1. that cannot be tampered tamper with; impervious to tampering: tamper.

   a tamper-proof lock.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tamperproof¹

First recorded in 1885–90; tamper ¹ + -proof

Example Sentences

A digital certificate and tamperproof online records of who owns a product could make it easier for customers to pass items on to family and friends, executives say.

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As technologist Xiaowei Wang wrote in their 2020 survey of a rural Chinese chicken farm that had incorporated blockchain into its supply chain process, “Under governance by blockchain, records are tamperproof, but the technical systems are legible only to a select few. Even exploring transactions on a blockchain requires some amount of technical knowledge and access.”

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He recently stored a genome on a private blockchain, which allowed for a secure and tamperproof record.

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Unlike the easily rippable candy wrappers, edibles must be packaged in a thicker plastic “and be heat sealed with no easy-open tab, dimple, or flap as to make it difficult for a child to open and as a tamperproof measure,” per Washington state law.

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Mystical Distributing President Mark Phillips the product is tamperproof and should not be opened, but thrown directly into the fire.

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