packet tracer

noun

A tool used to monitor, analyze and simulate network traffic by capturing data packets over a network.

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Meanings

nounpacket tracer (plural packet tracers)

plural packet tracers

  1. computingA tool used to monitor, analyze and simulate network traffic by capturing data packets over a network.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “packet tracer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packet%20tracer.

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