jailbreak.
An escape from prison.
Meaning & usage
An escape from prison.
A modification to a closed platform's technical restrictions that enables installation or execution of software (or OS modification) the platform's original design was intended to prevent. Typical devices are iPhones and game consoles.
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.
Where this word comes from
From jail + break.
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.
Where this word comes from
From jail + break.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.