phreak - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

definitions

hack into telecommunications systems, especially to obtain free calls

examples

a few old-time hackers still phreak casually just to keep their hand in

prosecutors say he engaged in the practice of phreaking

(noun)

definitions

a person who hacks into telecommunications systems, especially to obtain free calls

examples

the nation's most clever cellular phone phreaks