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jailbreaking

jailbreaking

2 7.5
Removing limits set by the maker on a device to install new apps
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒeɪlˌbreɪkɪŋ/
  • Texting
: jailbreaking
  • Simply put, "jailbreaking" is a straightforward process that allows you to install unapproved third-party applications on your device.

Cydia is the quote UN quote jailbreaking App Store.

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Examples

  • Sideloading apps and jailbreaking are common activities among Android users, and Google even encourages the behavior.

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  • "Jailbreaking is a way of unlimiting what you can do with technology."

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  • Does jailbreaking your iPhone make it slower?

  • Because jailbreaking requires users to "hack" their phones, there is a legitimate copyright concern.

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  • As part of the rulemaking process, the U.S. Copyright Office questioned Apple on various issues related to jailbreaking.

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  • On Friday, the first-ever iPhone 4S-compatible jailbreaking utility, Absinthe, was released to the public.

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  • Many users consider jailbreaking their devices to gain access to new features and customization options.

  • The process of jailbreaking lets you install applications that are not available in the official app store.

  • After jailbreaking his smartphone, he was able to change its appearance and install software that wasn't supported by the manufacturer.

Antonyms

31 3.5

Keeping someone or something from having full freedom and many choices

How Free

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jailbreaking
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Surface Forms

jailbreaking singular
jailbreakings plural

Morphology

jailbreaking = jailbreak (semi-transparent) = jail + break + ing

Morphologically built from 'jail' + 'break' + '-ing', but the sense is a metaphorical extension to software devices rather than literal prison escape.

Etymology

Jailbreaking for devices is a modern, figurative use of the same idea: people picture the phone or tablet as locked in a 'jail' and break means to free it. So to jailbreak a device is to remove its software limits and let it do things the maker did not allow.