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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

phreaking en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfɹiːkɪŋ/

Etymology

A blend of phone + freak.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The cracking or exploring of a telephone system, e.g., attempting to obtain free calls or to discover special service numbers or other internal technical information.

Deriveds

Van Eck phreaking

phreaking en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈfɹiːkɪŋ/

Etymology

A blend of phone + freak.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of phreak
    form of phreak