War Dialing

nounid 4641·updated May 9, 2026

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War dialing is a simple means of trying to identify modems in a telephone exchange that may be susceptible to compromise in an attempt to circumvent perimeter security.

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plural: War Dialings
possessive: War Dialing's
pluralpossessive: War Dialings'

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§1: War dialing is a simple means of trying to identify modems in a telephone exchange that may be susceptible to compromise in an attempt to circumvent perimeter security.

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