jailbreak

Plural: jailbreaks

Noun

• an escape from jail
• An escape from prison.
• A modification to the firmware of an electronic device (typically a mobile phone or tablet) to allow the installation and use of software not officially supported by the device's manufacturer.
• A prompt to a large language model which frees it from its ethical restrictions.
• A rule present in some ice hockey leagues that causes a penalty to end if the short-handed team scores.
• A rule present in some ice hockey leagues that causes a penalty to end if the short-handed team scores.
• A goal scored in this situation.

Verb

• To escape from prison.
• To modify the firmware of an electronic device, especially a mobile phone, in order to remove restrictions that prevent it from running unofficial software.
• To free a large language model from its ethical restrictions using prompt injection.
• To score while short-handed in a league with the "jailbreak" rule.

Synonyms

break, breakout, gaolbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak, root

Related Words

right to repair