Definitions for jailbreak

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Spelling: [jeyl-breyk]

IPA: /ˈdʒeɪlˌbreɪk/

Jailbreak is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 22 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 26 points.

You can make 300 anagrams from letters in jailbreak (aabeijklr).

Definitions for jailbreak

noun

1. an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
2. Digital Technology. an instance of gaining access to the operating system of a smartphone, tablet, etc., especially one manufactured by Apple. a software program or piece of hardware used to accomplish this: an instance of circumventing restrictions on access to any computer system or digital content.

verb (used with object)

1. 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 root1 (def 22a).

verb (used without object)

1. Digital Technology. to engage in this practice: Compare root1 (def 24).

Origin of jailbreak

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10; jail + break

Examples for jailbreak

Pakistani authorities must have known the jailbreak was coming, the diplomat says.

Lehman's script began after the jailbreak, focusing on the hero of the picture, an American who pursues Blake.

On his Twitter account Tuesday, President Felipe Calderón called the jailbreak “deplorable.”

There had been no question about his identity when his gang staged a jailbreak, killing the Allen County sheriff in the process.

The jailbreak cost BEL $40,000 total, with $25,000 going to the Weathermen alone, said Randall.

The accusations include several attacks on various prisons, including a 2011 jailbreak in which Morsi escaped.

Such poisonous suspicions have only been deepened by the jailbreak.