stingray
noun/ˈstɪŋˌɹeɪ/
Etymology From sting + ray.
1
Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.
2
Government, Law enforcement US A device that simulates a cell tower, used to intercept cell phone communications.
- The device mimics a cell phone tower and gets the phone to connect to it. […] Once a signal is found, the stingray measures its strength and can provide a general location on the map.2014, Catherine Nolan; Ashley M. Wilson, JD, The Audacity to Spy: How Government, Business, and Hackers Rob Us of Privacy, Technics Publications, →ISBN, page 74:
- Derived terms
- round stingray, stingray shuffle, whiptail stingray
- Related terms
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