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pentester

pentester noun: someone who performs a pentest (a penetration test).

Noun

pentester (plural pentesters)

  1. Someone who performs a pentest (a penetration test)
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Forms of pentester

pluralpentesters

Origin of pentester

Short for penetration tester.

Questions about pentester

What does pentester mean?
Pentester means someone who performs a pentest (a penetration test).
What part of speech is pentester?
Pentester is a noun.
What is the plural of pentester?
The plural of pentester is pentesters.

Words near pentester in the dictionary

  1. pentereme
  2. penteremes
  3. penteres
  4. pentest
  5. pentested
  6. pentester
  7. pentesters
  8. pentesting
  9. pentests
  10. pentet
  11. pentetate

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