"jack into" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: jacks into [present, singular, third-person], jacking into [participle, present], jacked into [participle, past], jacked into [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} jack into (third-person singular simple present jacks into, present participle jacking into, simple past and past participle jacked into)
  1. (informal, slang) To connect to a computer system. Tags: informal, slang
    Sense id: en-jack_into-en-verb-KKwCB7P2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "into", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "into": 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24
  2. (informal, slang) To steal electricity; to tap into. Tags: informal, slang
    Sense id: en-jack_into-en-verb-0ivySjeY

Inflected forms

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        "To connect to a computer system."
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        "(informal, slang) To connect to a computer system."
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        "To steal electricity; to tap into."
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          "tap into"
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        "(informal, slang) To steal electricity; to tap into."
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        "To steal electricity; to tap into."
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          "tap into",
          "tap into"
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