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SIM UNLOCKING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Circuits Technology
- Wireless and Mobile Communications
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- SIM unlocking
1, record 1, English, SIM%20unlocking
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- SIM card unlocking 2, record 1, English, SIM%20card%20unlocking
correct
- subscriber identity module unlocking 3, record 1, English, subscriber%20identity%20module%20unlocking
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Mobile] phones are programmed to work with certain SIM [subscriber identity module] cards before they are purchased. SIM unlocking will change that programming either by entering a code into the phone or by changing the software. 4, record 1, English, - SIM%20unlocking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with the terms "jailbreak" (bypass of a mobile device protection system) and "unlocking" (reactivation of a mobile device that has been locked after the password identification has failed). 5, record 1, English, - SIM%20unlocking
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Technologie des circuits électroniques
- Communications sans fil et mobiles
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déverrouillage SIM
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9verrouillage%20SIM
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déverrouillage de carte SIM 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9verrouillage%20de%20carte%20SIM
correct, masculine noun
- désimlockage 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9simlockage
avoid, barbarism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui permet d'utiliser, avec une carte SIM [module d'identité d'abonné] de n'importe quel opérateur de radiocommunication mobile, un terminal qui ne fonctionnait initialement qu'avec une carte SIM de l'opérateur d'origine. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9verrouillage%20SIM
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec les termes «débridage» (contournement du système de protection d'un appareil mobile) et «déblocage» (remise en fonction d'un appareil mobile qui a été bloqué après des tentatives d'identification infructueuses). 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9verrouillage%20SIM
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
désimlockage : barbarisme créé à partir du verbe anglais «to lock» et de la forme lexicalisée du sigle anglais «SIM». 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9verrouillage%20SIM
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
déverrouillage SIM : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 9 août 2013. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9verrouillage%20SIM
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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