wardialer

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noun

A program that dials every telephone number in a particular area searching for computers, or trying to guess passwords.

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Meanings

nounwardialer (plural wardialers)

plural wardialers

  1. computingA program that dials every telephone number in a particular area searching for computers, or trying to guess passwords.

Origin

From war + dialer.

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APA

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

MLA

“wardialer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wardialer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wardialer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wardialer.

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