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war-dial

war-dial verb: to have a computer dial a large number of phone numbers in search of devices for exploitation, such as modems or fax machines.

Verb

war-dial (third-person singular simple present war-dials, present participle (US) war-dialing or (UK) war-dialling, simple past and past participle (US) war-dialed or (UK) war-dialled)

  1. To have a computer dial a large number of phone numbers in search of devices for exploitation, such as modems or fax machines.
  2. To engage in a similar activity in another address space, such as IP addresses.

Forms of war-dial

third-person singular presentwar-dials
present participle USwar-dialing
present participle UKwar-dialling
past participle USwar-dialed
past USwar-dialed
past participle UKwar-dialled
past UKwar-dialled

Questions about war-dial

What does war-dial mean?
War-dial means to have a computer dial a large number of phone numbers in search of devices for exploitation, such as modems or fax machines.
What part of speech is war-dial?
War-dial is a verb.
What is the past tense of war-dial?
The past tense of war-dial is war-dialed.

Words near war-dial in the dictionary

  1. war worker
  2. war workers
  3. war zone
  4. war zones
  5. war-
  6. war-dial
  7. war-dialed
  8. war-dialing
  9. war-dialled
  10. war-dialling
  11. war-dials

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