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To tamper means to interfere with or damage something.

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To tamper means to

[m]ake an unauthorized modification in a system that alters the system's functioning in a way that degrades the security services that the system was intended to provide.[1]
[t]o deliberately alter a system's logic, data, or control information to cause the system to perform unauthorized functions or services.[2]

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