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fuzzer

fuzzer noun: a software program that performs fuzz testing.

Noun

fuzzer (plural fuzzers)

  1. A software program that performs fuzz testing.
    • You should be able to write a simple fuzzer that hits your arguments to make sure your program is properly checking inputs. Actually, I would take this time to write a fuzzer to just learn how they are built.2006 August 5, “indentify^([sic]) if argument is char or float”, in comp.lang.c (Usenet), message-ID <1154846659.167840.131380@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>
    • Found this bug on my own, no need for a fuzzer2010 April 6, MC Frontalot, “Zero Day” (track 1), in Zero Day ft. Dual Core, YTCracker, and Jane Silence

Forms of fuzzer

pluralfuzzers

Origin of fuzzer

From fuzz + -er.

Questions about fuzzer

What does fuzzer mean?
Fuzzer means a software program that performs fuzz testing.
What part of speech is fuzzer?
Fuzzer is a noun.
What is the plural of fuzzer?
The plural of fuzzer is fuzzers.

Words near fuzzer in the dictionary

  1. fuzzboxes
  2. fuzzbutt
  3. fuzzbutts
  4. fuzzed
  5. fuzzed out
  6. fuzzer
  7. fuzzers
  8. fuzzes
  9. fuzzes out
  10. fuzzie-headed
  11. fuzzier

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