侧录

側錄

cèlù

verb

Meanings

1 to capture data covertly
2 to skim (card data)
3 to record on the side

Characters

side; on the side

Examples

罪犯在ATM机上安装设备侧录用户的银行卡信息。

Zuìfàn zài ATM jī shàng ānzhuāng shèbèi cèlù yònghù de yínhángkǎ xìnxī.

Criminals install devices on ATMs to skim users' bank card information.

他被指控侧录公司机密文件。

Tā bèi zhǐkòng cèlù gōngsī jīmì wénjiàn.

He was accused of secretly copying confidential company documents.

Tips

usage

Tech-crime vocabulary, especially in Taiwan media. Common collocations: 侧录器 (cèlùqì, skimmer device), 信用卡侧录 (xìnyòngkǎ cèlù, credit-card skimming), 侧录键盘 (cèlù jiànpán, keylogger). 侧 (cè, side) gives the sense of recording 'on the side,' covertly.

Stroke Order

侧 cè

录 lù