replay attack

noun

An attempt to subvert security by recording legitimate communications and repeating them to try to impersonate a valid user.

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Meanings

nounreplay attack (plural replay attacks)

plural replay attacks

  1. computer securityAn attempt to subvert security by recording legitimate communications and repeating them to try to impersonate a valid user.
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APA

replay attack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replay%20attack

MLA

“replay attack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replay%20attack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “replay attack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replay%20attack.

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