wiretapn.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪətap/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪ(ə)rˌtæp/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Or perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: wire n.¹, tap n.¹; wiretap v.

Etymology: Probably partly < wire n.¹ + tap n.¹, and partly (in later use) < wiretap v.

An act of wiretapping; (also) the device by which this is done. Cf. tap n.¹ 6, phone tap n. at phone n.² Compounds 2, telephone tap n. at telephone n. Compounds 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > electronic espionage > [noun] > of telephones, etc. > instance of

wiretap1907

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > electronic espionage > [noun] > device

bug1936

wiretap1950

spy-mike1955

spy-microphone1960

sneaky1974

1907 Washington Post 11 Aug. (Misc. section) 2/4 (headline) New twist to wire-tap game.

1938 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 26 Aug. 2/2 Sensational wiretapping evidence will be brought into this case possibly early next week... It is records of ‘wiretaps’ made prior to 1935 by federal men.

1950 Sun (Baltimore) 24 Jan. 12/3 But there is still a shadow-land within which the Justice Department feels safe in authorizing use of the wire tap.

1974 K. Tynan Diary 6 Oct. (2001) 196 She is..wary (understandably so) to the point of paranoia, ringing always from cash boxes for fear of wiretaps.

2007 Eye Spy No. 48. 57/3 Defeating or exposing a government wiretap (which effectively means lifting audio from a phone line) is extremely difficult.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

wiretapv.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪətap/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪ(ə)rˌtæp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: wire n.¹, tap v.¹

Etymology: < wire n.¹ + tap v.¹, after wiretapping n., wiretapper n.

transitive. To tap the telephone line of (a person or place); to monitor (a telephone call) by means of a wiretap. Also intransitive. Cf. phone-tap vb. at phone n.² Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > electronic espionage > install or use device [verb (transitive)]

wire1890

wiretap1918

bug1958

Watergate1973

1918 V. Varnady Two-faced Man xxvi. 202 I work parlor windows and second stories, an' I've yegged an' wire-tapped an' played the con game.

1928 E. R. Lewis Amer., Nation or Confusion xi. 361 His Commissioner of Charities and his attorney were actually indicted for wiretapping the rooms of the chancellor.

1938 Jrnl. Criminal Law & Criminol. 29 573 Some members believed the police should be permitted to wire-tap and, of course, to testify accordingly.

1973 Times 23 May 8/4 His telephone calls had not been wiretapped.

2006 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Mar. 16/2 Before individuals are actually wiretapped, computers sort through flows of metadata—information about who is contacting whom by phone or e-mail.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wiretap
释义	wiretapn. Brit. /ˈwʌɪətap/, U.S. /ˈwaɪ(ə)rˌtæp/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Or perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: wire n.¹, tap n.¹; wiretap v. Etymology: Probably partly < wire n.¹ + tap n.¹, and partly (in later use) < wiretap v. An act of wiretapping; (also) the device by which this is done. Cf. tap n.¹ 6, phone tap n. at phone n.² Compounds 2, telephone tap n. at telephone n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > electronic espionage > [noun] > of telephones, etc. > instance of wiretap1907 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > electronic espionage > [noun] > device bug1936 wiretap1950 spy-mike1955 spy-microphone1960 sneaky1974 1907 Washington Post 11 Aug. (Misc. section) 2/4 (headline) New twist to wire-tap game. 1938 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 26 Aug. 2/2 Sensational wiretapping evidence will be brought into this case possibly early next week... It is records of ‘wiretaps’ made prior to 1935 by federal men. 1950 Sun (Baltimore) 24 Jan. 12/3 But there is still a shadow-land within which the Justice Department feels safe in authorizing use of the wire tap. 1974 K. Tynan Diary 6 Oct. (2001) 196 She is..wary (understandably so) to the point of paranoia, ringing always from cash boxes for fear of wiretaps. 2007 Eye Spy No. 48. 57/3 Defeating or exposing a government wiretap (which effectively means lifting audio from a phone line) is extremely difficult. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wiretapv. Brit. /ˈwʌɪətap/, U.S. /ˈwaɪ(ə)rˌtæp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: wire n.¹, tap v.¹ Etymology: < wire n.¹ + tap v.¹, after wiretapping n., wiretapper n. transitive. To tap the telephone line of (a person or place); to monitor (a telephone call) by means of a wiretap. Also intransitive. Cf. phone-tap vb. at phone n.² Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > electronic espionage > install or use device [verb (transitive)] wire1890 wiretap1918 bug1958 Watergate1973 1918 V. Varnady Two-faced Man xxvi. 202 I work parlor windows and second stories, an' I've yegged an' wire-tapped an' played the con game. 1928 E. R. Lewis Amer., Nation or Confusion xi. 361 His Commissioner of Charities and his attorney were actually indicted for wiretapping the rooms of the chancellor. 1938 Jrnl. Criminal Law & Criminol. 29 573 Some members believed the police should be permitted to wire-tap and, of course, to testify accordingly. 1973 Times 23 May 8/4 His telephone calls had not been wiretapped. 2006 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Mar. 16/2 Before individuals are actually wiretapped, computers sort through flows of metadata—information about who is contacting whom by phone or e-mail. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1907v.1918
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