portscan

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verb

To scan (a network host) in order to detect open ports.

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Meanings

verbportscan (third-person singular simple present portscans, present participle portscanning, simple past and past participle portscanned)

present singular third person portscans · participle present portscanning · participle past portscanned · past portscanned

  1. transitivecomputingTo scan (a network host) in order to detect open ports.
nounportscan (plural portscans)

plural portscans

  1. computingThe scanning of a network host in order to detect open ports.

Origin

From port + scan.

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Translations

Finnish verkkotiedustelu, porttiskannaus
  • verkkotiedusteluscan
  • porttiskannausscan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

portscan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portscan

MLA

“portscan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portscan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “portscan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portscan.

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