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antisniffing

antisniffing adjective: opposing or preventing sniffing.

Adjective

antisniffing (not comparable)

  1. Opposing or preventing sniffing.
    • In the summer of 1972, Dr. Charles Edwards, commissioner of the FDA, made it known that his agency was considering making it a requirement that spray cans carry a specific antisniffing warning.1973 February, Popular Mechanics, volume 139, number 2, page 84
  2. (computer security) Preventing sniffing (interception of network packets)
    • Antisniffing software can be used on a switched network to sense packet sniffers.2010, Ec-Council, Fundamentals and Protocols [With Access Code]

Origin of antisniffing

From anti- + sniffing.

Questions about antisniffing

What does antisniffing mean?
Antisniffing means opposing or preventing sniffing.
What part of speech is antisniffing?
Antisniffing is an adjective.

Words near antisniffing in the dictionary

  1. antisnake
  2. antisnap
  3. antisneakage
  4. antisneutrino
  5. antisneutrinos
  6. antisniffing
  7. antisniper
  8. antisniping
  9. antisnitch
  10. antisnitching
  11. antisnob

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