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Port scanning

nounid 3627·updated Aug 30, 2026
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Using a program to remotely determine which ports on a system are open (e.g., whether systems allow connections through those ports).

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60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Port scannings
possessive
Port scanning's
pluralpossessive
Port scannings'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The act of probing a system to identify open ports
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Using a program to remotely determine which ports on a system are open (e.g., whether systems allow connections through those ports).
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Using a program to remotely determine which ports on a system are open (e.g., whether systems allow connections through those ports).
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Using a program to remotely determine which ports on a system are open (e.g., whether systems allow connections through those ports).
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