portscan

English

Etymology

From port +‎ scan.

Verb

portscan (third-person singular simple present portscans, present participle portscanning, simple past and past participle portscanned)

1. (networking, transitive) To scan (a network host) in order to detect open ports.

Translations

to scan network hosts

Noun

portscan (plural portscans)

1. (networking) The scanning of a network host in order to detect open ports.

Hyponyms

• portsweep

Translations

scan

Finnish: verkkotiedustelu, porttiskannaus

See also

• Port scanner on Wikipedia

Anagrams

• craptons, scatporn