[General] tape the line

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence from the movie ”The Matrix”?

This line is tapped, so I must be brief.
tape the line = eavesdrop telephone call

Telephone tapping describes the monitoring of telephone conversations by a third party, often by covert means

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

 

[Tdol]

Yes, but you have types 'tape' instead of 'tap' I would be more likely to say 'the phone is tapped', though. ;-)