Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war-dialing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: war--di-al-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of war-dial

noun

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.

Uncountable

noun

A similar practice in other address spaces, such as IP addresses.

Uncountable

Etymology

See war-dial § Etymology.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

wardriving

Questions

What does war-dialing mean?: present participle and gerund of war-dial
Where does war-dialing come from?: See war-dial § Etymology.

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