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wire tap

wire tap is the alternative form of wiretap.

Meaning of wiretap

Noun

wiretap (plural wiretaps)

  1. A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.

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Forms of wire tap

Noun
pluralwire taps
Verb
third-person singular presentwire taps
present participlewire tapping
past participlewire tapped
pastwire tapped

Questions about wire tap

What is wire tap the alternative form of?
Wire tap is the alternative form of wiretap.

Words near wire tap in the dictionary

  1. wire speed
  2. wire speeds
  3. wire stem
  4. wire stripper
  5. wire strippers
  6. wire tap
  7. wire tapped
  8. wire tapping
  9. wire taps
  10. wire to wire
  11. wire transfer

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