Meanings
nounpen test (plural pen tests)
plural pen tests · alternative pen-test · alternative pentest
- informalcomputingA penetration test.
verbpen test (third-person singular simple present pen tests, present participle pen testing, simple past and past participle pen tested)
present singular third person pen tests · participle present pen testing · participle past pen tested · past pen tested · alternative pen-test · alternative pentest
- informalcomputingTo conduct a penetration test.
Origin
Clipping of penetration test.
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APA
pen test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pen%20test
MLA
“pen test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pen%20test. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pen test,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pen%20test.
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