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jailbreaking

jailbreaking

1 7.5
Removing limits set by the maker on a device to install new apps
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒeɪlˌbreɪkɪŋ/
  • Texting
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  • 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

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Keeping someone or something from having full freedom and many choices

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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.