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🔒 Cannot be changed 🔒 To make secure
to tamper-proof

to tamper-proof

3.9
To make something so people cannot open or change it without leaving a sign
  • verb
translation icon : proteger contra manipulaciones
  • They have tamper-proofed the security seals.

Examples

  • The company decided to tamper-proof its packaging to prevent product contamination.

  • Banks often tamper-proof their ATMs to protect against theft and fraud.

  • You should tamper-proof important documents before sending them by mail.

  • The bank tamper-proofed its safe deposit boxes.

  • The company needed to tamper-proof its sensitive data to ensure security.

  • To increase safety, they decided to tamper-proof the new packaging for their products.

  • The government agency plans to tamper-proof the electronic voting machines for the upcoming election.

Synonyms

to bulletproofing
vsto tamper-proof
  • Informal
5.3

To make something stronger so people cannot attack or criticize it

focuses on blocking unauthorized access or alteration specifically
to supersecure
vsto tamper-proof
7.1

To make something very safe from damage or theft

is limited to preventing unauthorized access and alteration

How Secure

to tamper-proof
3.9
to harden
  • Specialized
8 7.2
to protect
∞ 1.0
to seal
457 2.5
to expose
479 3.2

Surface Forms

tamper-proof infinitive

Morphology

tamper-proof = tamper-proof (transparent) = tamper + proof

The verb is a straightforward conversion from the adjective 'tamper-proof,' with a clearly compositional meaning 'make resistant to tampering.'

Etymology

Tamper-proof as a verb means to make something hard to 'tamper' with; it comes from tamper ('to touch or change something secretly') and proof (as in bulletproof meaning 'resistant'). That's why people tamper-proof packages or machines by adding seals or special screws so others cannot open or change them without leaving a sign.