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Reverse Lookup

nounid 3899·updated May 12, 2026
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Find out the hostname that corresponds to a particular IP address. Reverse lookup uses an IP (Internet Protocol) address to find a domain name.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Capability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Reverse Lookups
possessive
Reverse Lookup's
pluralpossessive
Reverse Lookups'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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Find out the hostname that corresponds to a particular IP address. Reverse lookup uses an IP (Internet Protocol) address to find a domain name.

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