• War-dial

    Origin

    From the 1983 movie Wargames, which featured the practice, war + dial

    Full definition of war-dial

    Verb

    1. To have a computer dial a large number of phone numbers in search of devices for exploitation, such as modems or fax machines.
    2. To engage in a similar activity in another address space, such as IP addresses.
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