safecracking

/sˈeɪfkɹækɪŋ/ noun

The act of defeating the security mechanisms of a safe or vault to gain access to its contents.

Word Origin A compound of safe (from Latin salvus 'unharmed') and crack (from Old English cracian 'to make a sharp noise'). The idea: breaking into a safe by cracking it open, often with explosives or tools. Safecracker is the person who does it. The word safe itself is related to salvation and salvage — all about keeping things whole.

noun The act of defeating the security mechanisms of a safe or vault to gain access to its contents. countable

The museum's security system prevented any attempt at safecracking.

(名词) 撬保险柜;开保险箱;破解保险柜 【保险柜破解】

博物馆的安全系统防止了任何撬窃保险箱的企图。

(sustantivo) butronismo; apertura de cajas fuertes; forzar una caja fuerte [El acto de burlar los mecanismos de seguridad de una caja fuerte o bóveda para acceder a su contenido.]

El sistema de seguridad del museo impidió cualquier intento de abrir la caja fuerte.

(nom) cambriolage de coffre-fort; perçage de coffre-fort; fracture de coffre-fort [Action de forcer les mécanismes de sécurité d'un coffre-fort ou d'une chambre forte pour en atteindre le contenu.]

Le système de sécurité du musée a empêché toute tentative de **safecracking**.

(Substantiv) Knacken von Safes; Safe-Knacken [Das gewaltsame oder technische Öffnen eines Safes oder Tresors, um an dessen Inhalt zu gelangen, meist unter Umgehung der Sicherheitsvorkehrungen.]

Das Sicherheitssystem des Museums verhinderte jeden Versuch von **safecracking**.

(名詞) 金庫や vault のセキュリティ機構を破って中身にアクセスする行為。

博物館のセキュリティシステムは金庫破りのあらゆる試みを防いだ。

(substantivo) arrombamento de cofre; abertura de cofre; quebra de cofre [O ato de vencer os mecanismos de segurança de um cofre ou caixa-forte para obter acesso ao seu conteúdo.]

O sistema de segurança do museu impediu qualquer tentativa de arrombamento de cofre.

Word parts: safe + crack + ing

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