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penetration test

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
pen-e-tra-tion test
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either a static or dynamic test of the relative density of sand, silt, etc. using a penetrometer.

noun

A test of a computer system's access control, in which a user attempts to gain access to the system without the prescribed credentials.

Etymology

From penetration + test.

Inflected Forms

penetration tests (plural) pen test (alternative, clipping)

Questions

What does penetration test mean?
Either a static or dynamic test of the relative density of sand, silt, etc. using a penetrometer.
Where does penetration test come from?
From penetration + test.

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