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portscan

portscan verb: to scan (a network host) in order to detect open ports.

Verb

portscan (third-person singular simple present portscans, present participle portscanning, simple past and past participle portscanned)

  1. (transitive) To scan (a network host) in order to detect open ports.

Noun

portscan (plural portscans)

  1. The scanning of a network host in order to detect open ports.

Forms of portscan

Verb
third-person singular presentportscans
present participleportscanning
past participleportscanned
pastportscanned
Noun
pluralportscans

Origin of portscan

From port + scan.

Questions about portscan

What does portscan mean?
Portscan means to scan (a network host) in order to detect open ports.
What part of speech is portscan?
Portscan can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of portscan?
The past tense of portscan is portscanned.

Words near portscan in the dictionary

  1. ports of entry
  2. ports.
  3. portsale
  4. portsales
  5. Portsalon
  6. portscan
  7. portscanned
  8. portscanner
  9. portscanners
  10. portscanning
  11. portscans

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