war-dialing
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See also: wardialing
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reference to the 1983 movie WarGames, which featured the practice.
Verb[edit]
war-dialing
- present participle and gerund of war-dial
Noun[edit]
- The practice of having a computer dial large numbers of telephone numbers in search of devices that can be exploited, such as fax machines or modems.
- A similar practice in other address spaces, such as IP addresses.