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A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations..
Use wire tap when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wire tap means A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations..
Common synonyms include bug, intercept, tap.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use wire tap where its definition matches the intended context.
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