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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war-dial

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
war--di-al
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

To engage in a similar activity in another address space, such as IP addresses.

Inflected Forms

war-dials (present, singular) war-dialing (US, participle) war-dialling (UK, participle) war-dialed (US, participle) war-dialed (US, past) war-dialled (UK, participle) war-dialled (UK, past)

Phrases

war-drive

Frequently Paired Words

war-drive

Questions

What does war-dial mean?
To have a computer dial a large number of phone numbers in search of devices for exploitation, such as modems or fax machines.

How to pronounce war-dial

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