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Meaning of "phone tapping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHONE TAPPING

phone tapping  [fəʊn ˈtæpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHONE TAPPING

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phone tapping 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 TAPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phone tapping

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 tapping in the English dictionary

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

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHONE TAPPING


capping
ˈkæpɪŋ
clapping
ˈklæpɪŋ
flapping
ˈflæpɪŋ
gapping
ˈɡæpɪŋ
giftwrapping
ˈɡɪftræpɪŋ
happing
ˈhæpɪŋ
kidnaping
ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ
kidnapping
ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ
lapping
ˈlæpɪŋ
mapping
ˈmæpɪŋ
nonoverlapping
ˌnɒnəʊvəˈlæpɪŋ
overlapping
ˈəʊvəˌlæpɪŋ
rapping
ˈræpɪŋ
recapping
ˌriːˈkæpɪŋ
scrapping
ˈskræpɪŋ
strapping
ˈstræpɪŋ
tapping
ˈtæpɪŋ
unwrapping
ʌnˈræpɪŋ
wiretapping
ˈwaɪəˌtæpɪŋ
wrapping
ˈræpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHONE TAPPING

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHONE TAPPING

camping
clipping
dipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
hopping
popping
propping
ripping
shipping
shopping
skipping
slipping
stepping
stopping
stripping
swapping
tipping
topping

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phone tapping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHONE TAPPING

Find out the translation of phone tapping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phone tapping 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 tapping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手机窃听
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escuchas telefónicas
570 millions of speakers

English

phone tapping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फोन टेपिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنصت على الهاتف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

телефон постукивание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escutas telefónicas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফোন টিপস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les écoutes téléphoniques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengetuk telefon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Telefonüberwachung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

電話の盗聴
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전화 도청
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nutul telpon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điện thoại khai thác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொலைபேசி தட்டுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोन टॅपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Telefona dokunarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intercettazioni telefoniche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podsłuchy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

телефон постукування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

convorbirilor telefonice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τηλεφωνική παρακολούθηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selfoon afluister
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

telefonavlyssning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

telefonavlytting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phone tapping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHONE TAPPING»

The term «phone tapping» is regularly used and occupies the 90.817 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHONE TAPPING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHONE TAPPING»

Discover the use of phone tapping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phone tapping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tomorrow's Law
Hugh Selby. Undercover Policing: Detection or Deception? Simon Bronitt and David Kinley* A tale of telephone tapping Illegal phone-tapping in New South Wales comprises but one chapter of a larger story of police involvement in criminal ...
Hugh Selby, 1995
2
Handbook of Surveillance Technologies, Third Edition
Tapping Devices In most cases, phone tapping involves the installation of a device in close association with the phone being tapped. This is especially true now that electronic technologies make it harder to de-encrypt or intercept a call en ...
J.K. Petersen, 2012
3
The Dirty War
This has raised suspicions that phone-tapping is more widespread than officially indicated. The journalist David McKittrick addressed this issue in the Irish Times: The Special Branch appears to tap only with Ministerial authority but the other ...
Martin Dillon, 2012
4
Conspiracy Encyclopedia
In 1969, Nixon secretly approved phone-tapping against critics of his policy of bombing Cambodia. In 1971, he fell foul of FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, when the security services discovered that mail was being intercepted, allegedly to prevent ...
Thom Burnett, 2006
5
LIFE
In Kenneth Ryan's house, they reported, they found $10,000 worth of phone- tapping equipment (left). According to the police, Ryan admitted that he had been hired by one John G. Broady, who happens to have been hired for a long time by  ...
6
Tapping Into Ultimate Success: How to Overcome Any Obstacle ...
Co-written by the creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Reprint.
Jack Canfield, Pamela Bruner, 2013
7
Indian Political Parties Annual, 2007
(5440) Guwahati : Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Pramod Mahajan on Monday said that liberalisation of the telecom sector had nothing to do with phone tapping. Talking to the media, he rejected the argument that phone tapping ...
Mahendra Gaur, 2007
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Untitled
Phone Tapping Early on in Fujimori's first term, the government started tapping the phones of a large number of Peruvian citizens, including journalists, members of civil society, and politicians. Sophisticated phone tapping equipment was set ...
9
The Role of Islam in the Legal System of Pakistan
Illegal phone-tapping, corruption and nepotism completed the list of grounds supporting the dismissal of Bhutto's government. The Supreme Court was particularly shocked with the law and order situation in Karachi, where more than 1,000 ...
Martin Lau, 2006
10
Asio: The Enemy Within:
Phone tapping of private phones under our democracy requires at the very least some form of legislative authority by making application to a court. Yet for the first eight years of its existence, ASIO was a totally illegal body having no legislative ...
Michael Tubbs, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHONE TAPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phone tapping is used in the context of the following news items.
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Congress demands probe into 'spying', phone tapping allegations
CHANDIGARH: The Congress today demanded a thorough probe into the allegations of "spying" and "phone tapping" levelled by Haryana ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
Instead of Economy, Croatian Politicians Serving Slovenia to Voters …
Following the phone tapping scandal that has caused an uproar in Croatia about border arbitration, Croatian politicians are united like they ... «STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija, Jul 15»
3
Name those whose phones were tapped during Dhumal regime …
After coming to power in December 2012, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh had ordered seizure of all records pertaining to phone tapping. It was ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Phone Tapping: Lokesh Fires Salvos at KCR
HYDERABAD: Following the reported admission of three telecom service providers before the Supreme Court that they had tapped certain ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Phone tapping: telcos granted another week to submit call data …
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted another week's time (from July 24) to the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) facing charges of tapping ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
6
Supreme Court Orders Telcos to Produce Call Records in Phone
Supreme Court Orders Telcos to Produce Call Records in Phone Tapping Case. Press Trust of India, 24 July 2015 ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
7
Phone tapping: TSPs face legal hurdles
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the State government to probe the alleged tapping of phones of Chief Minister N. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Naidu gets shock on Phone tapping, Central minister phone got …
News Details : Phone tapping issue has become a minimal big issue between both the states AP and TS now. After conclusion on TS and their government ... «ApNewsCorner, Jul 15»
9
Notice to DGP`s office over RTI query on phone tapping | Gurgaon …
GURGAON: State information commissioner Urvashi Gulati has issued a show-cause notice to the Haryana DGP`s office, asking why a penalty ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
10
According to WikiLeaks, For a Mass Phone tapping, Indian agencies …
The Indian intelligence agencies could looking to acquire sweeping interception capabilities, including on phones abroad, according to the ... «The Market Business, Jul 15»

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