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Meaning of "phone tap" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHONE TAP

phone tap  [fəʊn tæp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHONE TAP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phone tap is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHONE TAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phone tap

Telephone tapping

Telephone tapping is the monitoring of telephone and Internet conversations by a third party, often by covert means. The wire tap received its name because, historically, the monitoring connection was an actual electrical tap on the telephone line. Legal wiretapping by a government agency is also called lawful interception. Passive wiretapping monitors or records the traffic, while active wiretapping alters or otherwise affects it.

Definition of phone tap in the English dictionary

The definition of phone tap in the dictionary is an instance of listening secretly, usually illegally, to someone's phone conversations using special electronic equipment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHONE TAP


atap
əˈtæp
attap
ˈætæp
heeltap
ˈhiːlˌtæp
tap
tæp
wiretap
ˈwaɪəˌtæp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHONE TAP

phone
phone bill
phone book
phone booth
phone box
phone call
phone in
phone number
phone sex
phone tapping
phone-in
phone-jack
phone-jacker
phonecam
phonecard
phonematic
phonematically
phoneme
phonemic
phonemically

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHONE TAP

ap
cap
cheap
doolally tap
double tap
gap
gas tap
lap
map
mixer tap
on tap
on the cheap
rap
screw tap
site map
spinal tap
strap
swap
watap
wrap

Synonyms and antonyms of phone tap in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phone tap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHONE TAP

Find out the translation of phone tap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phone tap from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phone tap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手机龙头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escuchas telefónicas
570 millions of speakers

English

phone tap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फोन टैप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهاتف الصنبور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

телефон кран
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

telefone toque
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফোন ট্যাপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

téléphone robinet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketuk telefon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Telefonleitungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

電話タップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전화 탭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tunyuk telpon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điện thoại máy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொலைபேசி குழாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोन टॅप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Telefona dokunun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rubinetto telefono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dotknij telefon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

телефон кран
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

robinet telefon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τηλέφωνο βρύση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

telefoon kraan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

telefon kran
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

telefon springen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phone tap

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHONE TAP»

The term «phone tap» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.574 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHONE TAP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phone tap

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHONE TAP»

Discover the use of phone tap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phone tap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Spy's Guide: Office Espionage : how to Bug a Meeting, ...
... buildings, the junction box is located in a telephone closet that is openly available to anyone who looks. Find your junction box. and look for suspicious devices connected to. THE SPY'S GUlOE: OFFlCE ESPlONAGE I Detecting a Phone Tap.
H. Keith Melton, Craig Piligian, 2003
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Understanding Surveillance Technologies: Spy Devices, ...
Because phone tapping is typically covert, most phone tap equipment is small, and thus portable, frequently no larger than a pocket pager, and sometimes as small as a matchbox or button, depending on its capabilities. Wireline tapping ...
J.K. Petersen, 2007
3
Blood on the Snow: The Killing of Olof Palme
No written report was made of the stakeout, and the forms used to document the phone tap were haphazardly filled in. Asimilar phonetap operation directedagainstthe Oxenclub wasof course ofinterestto thepolice,but amazingly, the narcotics ...
Jan Bondeson, 2014
4
iPhone 5 Portable Genius
The iPhone's Favorites list is great for making quick calls because you can often get someone on the horn in just three finger gestures (from the Home screen, tap Phone, tap Favorites, and then tap the number). Of course, this only works if the ...
Paul McFedries, 2012
5
Weekly World News
T The phone tap captured the call that came an hour later. "Victor, tonight we will sleep together again," said the ghostly voice of Carmen Alonso. "Mr. Alonso drove downtown and checked into the seventh floor suite where he and his wife ...
6
Life Knocks
He looks back down at his phone. Tap. Tap. “Ah, here it is isn't it so? The text messaging place.” “Mohammad you don't have to send me a full text message, just text me a full stop. Or a dot – the length of message makes no difference to the ...
Craig Stone
7
The Evolution of the Fourth Amendment
The phone tap was renewed every thirty days despite no evidence being gained through it. In order to renew the warrant for the phone tap the FBI had to swear to a federal judge that there was indeed probable cause to believe that it would ...
Thomas N. McInnis, 2010
8
IPhone: The Missing Manual
To answer on a GSM phone, tap End Call + Answer. On a CDMA phone, tap End Current Call; the new call makes the phone ring again, at which point you can answer it normally. Weird but true. You can also tap End Current Call (answer the  ...
David Pogue, 2013
9
Windows Phone 7 For Dummies
Choose one of the following options: ✓ From the Profile of an individual on your phone, tap the photo icon and insert an image from the photos on your phone. ✓ From the Profile of an individual on your PC, click the photo icon and insert an ...
Bill Hughes, 2010
10
iPhone 4S Portable Genius
Managing. Your. Favorites. List. The iPhone's Favorites list is great for making quick calls because you can often get someone on the horn in just three finger gestures (from the Home screen, tap Phone, tap Favorites, and then ...
Paul McFedries, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHONE TAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phone tap is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Phone Tap: TDP Steps Up Attack on TRS
HYDERABAD: TDP seems to be gradually intensifying its attack on the ruling TRS in Telangana over the phone tapping issue. A day after ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
Eminem Jabs Trump, Cosby, Caitlyn Jenner in Six-Minute Freestyle
... and then dropped this metaphor for his lengthy, successful career: "Since freestyling over 'Phone Tap,' my line's connected / With rhymes that ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
3
Chained heat: How Brothers 4 Life boss Bassam Hamzy and a …
A PHONE tap uncovered the audacious plan that almost got Prisoner X out. The intercepted call also showed just how dangerous this almost ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Government's phone tap plan divides Nigerians
Nigerians are divided over the plans of the government through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to legalize and regulate ... «htxt.africa, Jul 15»
5
These celeb travel Instas will give you next-level #FOMO
... more and more boldface beauties broadcasting their travels on Instagram, inspiration for your next summer escape is just a phone tap away. «New York Post, Jul 15»
6
Greggs launches rewards app on Android
Greggs has released a refreshed app that enables users to redeem rewards, make payments and receive offers with a simple phone tap at the ... «dotRising, Jul 15»
7
Greegs adds mobile payments to rewards app..
Greggs has released a refreshed app that enables users to redeem rewards, make payments and receive offers with a simple phone tap at the ... «Finextra, Jul 15»
8
Inside Scoop
Through de nuts lady complain, she get she phone tap up and she get ticket for de rest game dem and give her a special price to come een wid ... «The Labour Spokesman, Jul 15»
9
WikiLeaks: NSA phone tapped Merkel's aides, chancellery offices
... number that Merkel used until 2013. WikiLeaks reports that a phone tap list has existed since the 1990s and has been updated since 2002. «UPI.com, Jul 15»
10
TDP complains to President on phone tapping
HYDERABAD: A delegation of ministers in the Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday called on President Pranab Mukherjee and charged ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

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