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war-dialling

war-dialling is the present participle and gerund of war-dial.

Meaning of war-dial

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.

Questions about war-dialling

What is war-dialling the present participle and gerund of?
War-dialling is the present participle and gerund of war-dial.

Words near war-dialling in the dictionary

  1. war-
  2. war-dial
  3. war-dialed
  4. war-dialing
  5. war-dialled
  6. war-dialling
  7. war-dials
  8. war-drive
  9. war-driving
  10. war-game
  11. war-hero

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