Privacy And Security Vocabulary

noun a small hole or opening through which one can secretly observe or spy on someone or something

• The peephole in the door allowed me to see who was outside before opening it.
• I looked through the peephole to see who was knocking on the door.
• I peeped through the peephole to check out who was at the door.
• She tried to get a peephole into his private life by asking personal questions.

noun a flat panel or area on which pictures or words are shown

verb to examine or test

• The technician carefully cleaned the screen of the computer monitor.
• Can you please wipe the screen of my phone? It's so dirty.
• I accidentally cracked the screen on my tablet, it's totally messed up now.
• She put up a screen to hide her true emotions from everyone else.