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noun
British
: the act of secretly placing a microphone inside a telephone in order to hear and record private conversations
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“Phone tapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone%20tapping. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023.
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