What does "phreaking" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "phreaking"?

Common synonyms include: crack, exploit, exploration, hack, hacking, information security testing.

Phreaking

/ˈfɹiːkɪŋ/ noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
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. uncountable

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of phreak form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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crack exploit exploration hack hacking information security testing

Antonyms

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authorized access authorized testing criminal hacking harmful exploitation

Etymology

A blend of phone + freak.

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