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What (who) is tampering - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Tampering (disambiguation)

Tampering         
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Tamper.
Tampering (crime)         
INTENTIONAL MODIFICATION OF PRODUCTS TO MAKE THEM HARMFUL TO THE CONSUMER
Product tampering; Food tampering
Tampering can refer to many forms of sabotage but the term is often used to mean intentional modification of products in a way that would make them harmful to the consumer. This threat has prompted manufacturers to make products that are either difficult to modify or at least difficult to modify without warning the consumer that the product has been tampered with.
Tampering with evidence         
CONCEALING, ALTERING OR DESTROYING EVIDENCE IN A (USUALLY CRIMINAL) INVESTIGATION
Spoliation of evidence; Spoilation; Destroying evidence; Destruction of evidence; Evidence tampering; Evidence spoliation
Tampering with evidence, or evidence tampering, is an act in which a person alters, conceals, falsifies, or destroys evidence with the intent to interfere with an investigation (usually) by a law-enforcement, governmental, or regulatory authority. It is a criminal offense in many jurisdictions.

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Tampering

Tampering may refer to:

  • Tampering (crime), intentional modification of products in a way that would make them harmful to the consumer
    • Tampering with evidence, a form of criminal falsification
    • Witness tampering, an illegal attempt to coerce witnesses called to testify in a legal proceeding
  • Tampering (quality control), changing an industrial process in an attempt to improve output but having the opposite effect
  • Tampering (sport), the practice, often illegal, of professional sports teams negotiating with athletes of other teams
  • Tampering, in computer security, refers to data alteration
  • Tampering, or sabotage, is modifying a device to induce failure
Examples of use of tampering
1. I didn‘t see any undue tampering with the ball – and in 38 years I have seen tampering with balls.
2. The generals have separately denied tampering with election results.
3. For many, their sudden appearance confirmed suspicions of tape tampering.
4. Tampering with evidence carries a three– to five–year term.
5. Observers said they found no vote–tampering in that referendum.