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gethostbyaddr

nounid 2670·updated May 9, 2026
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The gethostbyaddr DNS query is when the address of a machine is known and the name is needed.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Process72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
gethostbyaddrs
possessive
gethostbyaddr's
pluralpossessive
gethostbyaddrs'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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The gethostbyaddr DNS query is when the address of a machine is known and the name is needed.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The gethostbyaddr DNS query is when the address of a machine is known and the name is needed.
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