Jailbreak
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Jailbreak or jailbreaking may refer to:
  • A prison escape
    Prison escape
    A prison escape or prison break is the act of an inmate leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways. Normally, when this occurs, an effort is made on the part of authorities to recapture them and return them to their original detainers...

  • '74 Jailbreak
    '74 Jailbreak
    - Personnel :* Bon Scott – lead vocals* Angus Young – lead guitar, rhythm guitar* Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals* George Young – bass guitar, production, backing vocals* Rob Bailey – bass guitar...

    , an album by the rock band AC/DC
  • "Jailbreak" (AC/DC song)
    Jailbreak (AC/DC song)
    "Jailbreak" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the ninth and final track of their third Australian album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in September 1976...

    , a song by the rock band AC/DC
  • Jailbreak (album)
    Jailbreak (album)
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described Jailbreak as a "truly exceptional album", with "a dimension of richness that sustains, but there's such kinetic energy to the band that it still sounds immediate no matter how many times it's played". Highlighting Lynott's songs as "lovingly florid.....

    , a 1976 album by the rock band Thin Lizzy
    • "Jailbreak" (Thin Lizzy song)
      Jailbreak (Thin Lizzy song)
      "Jailbreak" is a song by Thin Lizzy that originally appeared as the title track on their 1976 album Jailbreak. Along with "The Boys Are Back in Town", it is one of their most popular songs, and is a classic rock radio staple, receiving steady airplay....

      , the title track of the Thin Lizzy album
  • Jailbreak (TV series)
    Jailbreak (TV series)
    Jailbreak was a reality television game show. It was hosted by Craig Charles, and co-presented by Charlie Stayt and Ruth England. It was shown in 2000 by Five in the UK. Original host Ulrika Jonsson had to pull out of the project due to health concerns over her newborn child.Contestants in...

    , a reality television series presented by Craig Charles
  • Jailbreak Source
    Jailbreak Source
    Jailbreak: Source is a multiplayer team-based first-person action video game, developed as a total conversion modification on the Valve Corporation's proprietary Source engine. The game is currently in beta development stages, with its first public release on the 14th of February 2007. 0.2 followed...

    , a computer game modification for the Source Engine
  • Computer software privilege escalation
    Privilege escalation
    Privilege escalation is the act of exploiting a bug, design flaw or configuration oversight in an operating system or software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user...

    , a jargon expression for (the act of) overcoming limitations in a computer system or device that were deliberately placed there for security, administrative, or marketing reasons; also the description and set of technical instructions necessary to achieve a specific jailbreak or a software item designed to achieve a jailbreak.
    • iOS jailbreaking, overriding the software limitations on the iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad designed to preclude the use of applications beyond control from the device's manufacturer
    • overriding the software limitations
      Rooting (Android OS)
      Rooting is a process that allows users of mobile phones and other devices running the Android operating system to attain privileged control within Android's Linux subsystem with the goal of overcoming limitations that carriers and manufacturers put on some devices...

       on Android phones and tablets,
    • modifying the firmware
      Firmware
      In electronic systems and computing, firmware is a term often used to denote the fixed, usually rather small, programs and/or data structures that internally control various electronic devices...

       in an (outwardly) specially designed computer device to enable its use as the general computer device it represents on the inside, such as the Microsoft Xbox or Sony Playstation
    • breaking out of a FreeBSD Jail
      FreeBSD Jail
      The FreeBSD jail mechanism is an implementation of operating system-level virtualization that allows administrators to partition a FreeBSD-based computer system into several independent mini-systems called jails....

    • breaking out of a UNIX/Linux chroot jail
  • A variant of Tag (game)
    Tag (game)
    Tag is a playground game played worldwide that involves one or more players chasing other players in an attempt to tag or touch them, usually with their fingers. There are many variations...

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