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portscanning

portscanning is the present participle and gerund of portscan.

Meaning of portscan

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.

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Questions about portscanning

What is portscanning the present participle and gerund of?
Portscanning is the present participle and gerund of portscan.

Words near portscanning in the dictionary

  1. Portsalon
  2. portscan
  3. portscanned
  4. portscanner
  5. portscanners
  6. portscanning
  7. portscans
  8. portscullis
  9. Portsea
  10. portside
  11. portsider

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