jailbreak
Flee the lockup
Jailbreak originally means an escape from prison, whether by force, cunning, or outside help: Three inmates attempted a jailbreak last night.
In computing, it means bypassing software restrictions on a device to gain unauthorized access or install unapproved applications: She jailbroke her phone to customize it.
More recently, jailbreak describes attempts to circumvent AI safety guidelines through clever prompting: He tried to jailbreak the chatbot into ignoring its rules.
Flight from captivity
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
cellblock · lockdown · convict · escapee · flee · chase · hideout · evasion
Notable act or abuse
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- iOSMobile operating system
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
- bootloaderInitial startup program
kernel · tethered · untethered · homebrew · modding · sideloading · vulnerability · patch
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- releaseTo let go
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
unfettering · rescue · redemption · extrication · autonomy · independence · self-determination · reprieve
Prohibited trade goods
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- forbiddenNot allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
black-market · bootleg · clandestine · covert · subversive · piracy · infringement · unauthorized
One that transports
- SIMPhone identity module
- networkInterconnected system
- activationSetting into operation
- IMEIMobile device identifier
handset · mobile · phone · device · OEM · manufacturer · unlocking · restriction
escape
Flight from captivity
warden · cellblock · lockdown · convict · escapee · flee · chase · hideout · evasion · perimeter
exploit
Notable act or abuse
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- iOSMobile operating system
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
bootloader · kernel · tethered · untethered · homebrew · modding · sideloading · vulnerability · patch · code
liberation
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- releaseTo let go
unshackling · unfettering · rescue · redemption · extrication · autonomy · independence · self-determination · reprieve · pardoning
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- forbiddenNot allowed
prohibited · black-market · bootleg · clandestine · covert · subversive · piracy · infringement · unauthorized · circumvention
carrier
One that transports
- SIMPhone identity module
- networkInterconnected system
- activationSetting into operation
IMEI · handset · mobile · phone · device · OEM · manufacturer · unlocking · restriction · access
- breakbreakaway, breakdown, breakout, breakthrough, breakup
- breakoutsacne, pimples, zits, escape, prison escape
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- chase gamestag, freeze tag, hide and seek, capture the flag, cops and robbers
- escapeescape, flee, run away, get away, flight
- Escape Termsget away, run away, escape route, getaway, narrow escape
jailbreakincarceration
Confinement in jail
imprisonment · recapture · capture · arrest · confinement
jailbreakpardon
Official release from punishment
clemency · parole · release · discharge · commutation
jailbreaklockdown
Enforced restriction on movement
encryption · DRM · restriction · bricking · factory reset