Jailbroken


[jeyl-breyk] /ˈdʒeɪlˌbreɪk/

noun
1.
an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
2.
Digital Technology.

verb (used with object), jailbroke [jeyl-brohk] /ˈdʒeɪlˌbroʊk/ (Show IPA), jailbroken [jeyl-broh-kuh n] /ˈdʒeɪlˌbroʊ kən/ (Show IPA), jailbreaking.
3.
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 1 (def 22a).
verb (used without object), jailbroke [jeyl-brohk] /ˈdʒeɪlˌbroʊk/ (Show IPA), jailbroken [jeyl-broh-kuh n] /ˈdʒeɪlˌbroʊ kən/ (Show IPA), jailbreaking.
4.
Digital Technology. to engage in this practice:
Manufacturers are trying to prevent jailbreaking.
Compare 1 (def 24).
/ˈdʒeɪlˌbreɪk/
noun
1.
Also gaolbreak. an escape from jail
n.

also jail-break, “prison escape,” 1872, perhaps 1828, from jail (n.) + break (n.).

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