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noun

Definition of wiretappingnext
as in eavesdropping

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verb

present participle of wiretap
as in tapping

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  1. eavesdropping
  2. surveillance
  3. reconnaissance
  4. observation
Noun
  • In September, authorities searched Wen’s home and found around 50,000 rounds of 9 mm ammunition and a receiver that detects eavesdropping devices, the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Aside from some intense eavesdropping, the system can also cut the connection between the drone and its controller.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of eavesdropping
Noun
  • Detectives are canvassing the area in search of surveillance footage from nearby properties.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
  • There are also hundreds of hours of police body camera and surveillance videos that have been provided to the defense.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of surveillance
Noun
  • Microsoft said that the attackers seemed to be looking for information about what the company knew about them—in other words, Midnight Blizzard doing reconnaissance on Microsoft's research into the group.
    Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
  • During the Vietnam War, reconnaissance UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, were deployed as decoys in combat.
    Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of reconnaissance
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  • What's New Former President Bill Clinton, 78, was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital on Monday for testing and observation after developing a fever, according to Angel Ureña, his deputy chief of staff.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Based on an initial observation, there has been no additional damage to the Capitola wharf, which was badly damaged in a 2023 storm, after Tuesday’s storm, said Capitola police captain Mike Kilroy.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of observation
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