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. |