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pen test

pen test noun: a penetration test.

Noun

pen test (plural pen tests)

  1. (informal) A penetration test.

Verb

pen test (third-person singular simple present pen tests, present participle pen testing, simple past and past participle pen tested)

  1. (informal) To conduct a penetration test.

Forms of pen test

Noun
pluralpen tests
alternative formpen-test
alternative formpentest
Verb
third-person singular presentpen tests
present participlepen testing
past participlepen tested
pastpen tested

Origin of pen test

Clipping of penetration test.

Questions about pen test

What does pen test mean?
Pen test means a penetration test.
What part of speech is pen test?
Pen test can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of pen test?
The plural of pen test is pen tests.

Words near pen test in the dictionary

  1. pen register
  2. pen registers
  3. pen shell
  4. pen shells
  5. pen spinning
  6. pen test
  7. pen tests
  8. pen torch
  9. pen torches
  10. pen up
  11. pen wiper

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