| 释义 |
phreak, n. and v.|friːk|
[Modified spelling of freak n.1, v., under influence of phone n.2, v.]
A. n. = phone phreak n.B. v. trans. and intr. To use an electronic device to obtain (a telephone call) without payment. So ˈphreaking vbl. n.
1972Daily Tel. 15 Apr. 3/2 The craze started in America and there are said to be 150 ‘phreaks’ in this country who swop information and have equipment and dialling codes which give them free use of the world's telephone system. 1972Oxford Times 9 June 7/5 Used telephone codes and his expert knowledge to ‘phreak’ phone calls... 23 attempts at ‘phreaking’, of which seven were successful. |