ˈtamperproof, a.
Also tamper-proof.
[f. tamper v.1 + proof a.]
Proof against being tampered with; not susceptible to misuse. Esp. of mechanism.
1886 Time July (Advt., rear cover), An indicator which records the hours your day or night watchman remains on duty, and is absolutely tamperproof. 1954 Federal Suppl. (U.S.) CXVIII. 182/2 Armstrong in part claims a tamper⁓proof feature on Cel-O-Seal bands since they must be destroyed before being taken off the bottle. 1960 Times 3 Oct. (Advt. Suppl.) 1/2 A tamper-proof seal. 1967 D. C. Cooke c/o American Embassy (1968) xiii. 129 Timber locks are virtually tamperproof. 1970 New Yorker 3 Oct. 41/1 Not altogether tamperproof waiting lists. 1979 C. McCarry Better Angels iv. xv. 310 The computer had been designed to be absolutely tamper⁓proof. |