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wardriving

wardriving noun: the act of searching for a Wi-Fi wireless network, usually from a moving vehicle, using a laptop or smartphone.

Noun

wardriving (uncountable)

  1. The act of searching for a Wi-Fi wireless network, usually from a moving vehicle, using a laptop or smartphone.

Origin of wardriving

From war + driving, modelled on war-dialing.

Questions about wardriving

What does wardriving mean?
Wardriving means the act of searching for a Wi-Fi wireless network, usually from a moving vehicle, using a laptop or smartphone.
What part of speech is wardriving?
Wardriving is a noun.

Words near wardriving in the dictionary

  1. wardrive
  2. wardriven
  3. wardriver
  4. wardrivers
  5. wardrives
  6. wardriving
  7. wardrobe
  8. wardrobe beetle
  9. wardrobe beetles
  10. wardrobe malfunction
  11. wardrobe malfunctioner

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