packet sniffer

noun

Software designed for checking packets of data transferred over the Internet.

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Meanings

nounpacket sniffer (plural packet sniffers)

plural packet sniffers

  1. Software designed for checking packets of data transferred over the Internet.
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APA

packet sniffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packet%20sniffer

MLA

“packet sniffer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packet%20sniffer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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