侧录

側錄
cèlù
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zuìfàn zài ATM jīshàng ānzhuāng shèbèi cèlù yònghù de yínhángkǎ xìnxī.
Criminals install devices on ATMs to skim users' bank card information.
HSK 7-9
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 (skimmer device), 信用卡侧录 (credit-card skimming), 侧录键盘 (keylogger). (cè, side) gives the sense of recording 'on the side,' covertly.

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