copybroke
<security> /kop'ee-brohk/ (Or "copywronged" - a play on "copyright") 1.
Used to describe an instance of a copy-protected program that has been "broken";
that is, a copy with the copy-protection scheme disabled or removed.
2. Copy-protected software which is unusable because of some bit-rot or bug that
has confused the copy protection.
3. Used to describe data damaged because of a side effect of a copy protection
system.
[Jargon File]
(1997-03-16)
Nearby terms:
coprocessor « copy and paste « copybook «
copybroke » copying garbage collection »
copyleft » copy member
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