jack into
verb
jacked into; jacking into; jacks into
: to connect to (something, such as a network or system)
Guitarists jacked into power cables …—
Melissa Santos
Melissa Santos… I listened to the music in stereo sound. It was like I'd jacked into my own private universe.—Peter Tieryas
: to connect (oneself or something) to (something, such as a network or system)
Peter TieryasThe Governor spent most of last week holed up at his ranch …, with no cable or satellite TV to jack him into the 24-hour news rush.—Eric Pooley
Eric PooleyExamples of jack into in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
There’s a lot to like about brain-computer interfaces, those sci-fi-sounding devices that jack into your skull and turn neural signals into software commands.
—Caitlin Kelly, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
To keep you even more jacked into the motoverse, BMW also showed off a new set of AR driving glasses at CES.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
Plug in one end of the adapter jack into the smartphone and then plug in a pair of wired earbuds or headphones to start rocking out to your favorite tunes.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
Caitlin Kelly, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
To keep you even more jacked into the motoverse, BMW also showed off a new set of AR driving glasses at CES.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
Plug in one end of the adapter jack into the smartphone and then plug in a pair of wired earbuds or headphones to start rocking out to your favorite tunes.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
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“Jack into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jack%20into. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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