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PEN REGISTER [2 records]

Record 1 2010-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
  • Police
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
  • Telecommunications
DEF

A device that records or decodes electronic or other impulses that identify the numbers dialed or otherwise transmitted on the telephone line to which such device is attached, ...

CONT

... if your child has been kidnapped, the FBI will put a trap and trace on your phone in hopes of discovering the telephone number of the kidnappers. There is a similar feature known as a "pen-register" that tracks all outbound telephone numbers dialed. If you are a suspected drug dealer, the FBI might perform a virtual stake out where they put a trap-and-trace plus pen-register on your phone in order to discover everyone you call, and everyone who calls you.

Key term(s)
  • pen register device
  • pen-register device

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique
  • Police
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Dispositif d'écoute téléphonique qui enregistre les numéros de téléphone composés de l'appelant.

OBS

enregistreur de numéros de téléphone; ENT : Ce terme est déconseillé, car il est générique; en fait, il existe deux types d'enregistreurs de numéros de téléphone utilisés comme systèmes de surveillance, l'enregistreur de numéros composés et l'enregistreur de numéros reçus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrónica
  • Policía
  • Telefonía y tecnología de microondas
  • Telecomunicaciones
CONT

Constituye dicha técnica conocida con las denominaciones de tarifador, o en terminología anglosajona pen-register o comptage, una modalidad mínimamente agresiva del secreto de las comunicaciones por virtud de la cual puede obtenerse información, sin duda valiosa, sobre la identidad de los números de teléfono de quienes emiten o reciben llamadas respecto del Terminal telefónico objeto de investigación, duración de las llamadas y hora de las mismas.

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Metering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonométrie

Spanish

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