Word.ws English Dictionary

Van Eck phreaking

Van Eck phreaking noun: the process of eavesdropping on the contents of a CRT or LCD display by detecting its electromagnetic emissions.

Noun

Van Eck phreaking (uncountable)

  1. The process of eavesdropping on the contents of a CRT or LCD display by detecting its electromagnetic emissions.
    • Van Eck phreaking might be used to compromise the secrecy of the votes in an election using electronic voting.

Origin of Van Eck phreaking

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

Questions about Van Eck phreaking

What does Van Eck phreaking mean?
Van Eck phreaking means the process of eavesdropping on the contents of a CRT or LCD display by detecting its electromagnetic emissions.
What part of speech is Van Eck phreaking?
Van Eck phreaking is a noun.

Words near Van Eck phreaking in the dictionary

  1. Van Dycks
  2. Van Dyke
  3. Van Dykes
  4. Van Eaton
  5. Van Eatons
  6. Van Eck phreaking
  7. van Emde Boas tree
  8. Van Etten
  9. van Eyckian
  10. Van Gelder
  11. Van Gelders

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Van Eck phreaking (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “Van Eck phreaking.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/van_eck_phreaking. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.