Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

van eck phreaking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: van eck- phreak-ing
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of eavesdropping on the contents of a CRT or LCD display by detecting its electromagnetic emissions.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Van Eck phreaking might be used to compromise the secrecy of the votes in an election using electronic voting."

Etymology

Named after Dutch computer researcher Wim van Eck, who published a proof of concept in 1985.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does van eck phreaking mean?: The process of eavesdropping on the contents of a CRT or LCD display by detecting its electromagnetic emissions.
Where does van eck phreaking come from?: Named after Dutch computer researcher Wim van Eck, who published a proof of concept in 1985.

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