whois

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UK/ˈhuːˌɪz/

noun

The WHOIS protocol or service.

“We whoised the domain to find out who was sending the spam.”

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Meanings

nounwhois (usually uncountable, plural whoises)

plural whoises

  1. InternetuncountableusuallyThe WHOIS protocol or service.
verbwhois (third-person singular simple present whoises, present participle whoising, simple past and past participle whoised)

present singular third person whoises · participle present whoising · participle past whoised · past whoised

  1. InternettransitiveTo look up using a whois protocol.

    We whoised the domain to find out who was sending the spam.

    1 more example

    That seems to be an undocumented feature, but makes perfect sense. Of course, that wouldn't prevent you from whoising 20 people at once, which could be a problem.

    2003, Joel, “Re: A whois addon”, in alt.irc.dalnet (Usenet)
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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