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Jailbreak, jailbreaking, gaolbreak or gaolbreaking refer to a prison escape. It may also refer to:

Computer science

• Jailbreak (computer science), a jargon expression for (the act of) overcoming limitations in a computer system or device that were deliberately placed there for security, administrative, or marketing reasons:
  • iOS jailbreaking, overriding software limitations on the iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad
  • Hackintosh, Apple's Macintosh operating system macOS running on unauthorized computer hardware
  • Rooting (Android), on Android phones and tablets
  • PlayStation 3 Jailbreak, on the Sony PlayStation such as a developer firmware to override all system holdbacks

Music

• '74 Jailbreak, a 1984 album by AC/DC
• "Jailbreak" (AC/DC song), a 1976 song by AC/DC
• Jailbreak (album), a 1976 album by Thin Lizzy
  • "Jailbreak" (Thin Lizzy song), the title track of the Thin Lizzy album
• "Jailbreak" (Dev Pandya song), 199

Film and television

• Gaol Break, a 1936 British film directed by Ralph Ince
• Gaolbreak, a 1962 British film directed by Francis Searle
• Jailbreak (1936 film), a 1936 film, starring Barton MacLane and June Travis
• Jailbreakers, a 1994 television film, starring Shannen Doherty and Antonio Sabàto Jr..
• Jailbreak (TV series), a 2000 UK reality television series presented by Craig Charles
• Prison Break, 2005–2009, an American TV series
• "Jail Break" (Steven Universe), the 2015 final episode of the first season of the American animated television series Steven Universe
• Jailbreak (2017 film), a 2017 Cambodian action film, starring Jean-Paul Ly, Tharoth Sam and Céline Tran

Other

• A variant of Tag
• JailBreak, a 1985 arcade game by Konami
• Jailbreak (webcomic), part of MS Paint Adventures
• Jailbreak: Source, a 2007 multiplayer computer game modification of the Source game engine
• Jailbreak (Roblox game), a 2017 cops and robbers video game on Roblox