war-dialing

  1. Verb.  (present participle of, war-dial) .
  2. Noun.  The practice of having a computer dial large numbers of telephone numbers in search of devices that can be exploited, such as fax machines or modems.
  3. Noun.  A similar practice in other address spaces, such as IP addresses.

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