1. An escape from jail
   "the jailbreak was carefully planned";
   - break, breakout, gaolbreak [Brit, rare], prison break, prison-breaking
    
2. (computing) the removal of security locks from an electronic device
   "He performed a jailbreak on his phone to install unauthorized apps"
    
3. (computing) the act or process of bypassing software restrictions or security measures on a device or system to gain unauthorized access or functionality
   "The jailbreak allowed users to install apps from outside the official store"

1. (technology) bypass digital rights management or file protection systems, for example to allow any code to be run on a previously restricted device
   "The recent firmware update has been jailbroken today"
    
2. (computing) to bypass or circumvent restrictions or limitations in a system, whether physical or digital
   "Activists jailbroke the government's censorship filters"

Derived forms: jailbroken, jailbroke, jailbreaking, jailbreaks

Type of: escape, flight, remotion [archaic], removal

Encyclopedia: Jailbreak