Packet sniffer
noun phrase
: Packet sniffers—programs, favorite among illegal hackers, that watch packets of data going by and record user names and passwords for later illicit use (1990s+ Computers)
networking, tool
A network monitoring tool that captures data packets and decodes them using built-in knowledge of common protocols. Sniffers are used to debug and monitor networking problems.
(1995-03-28)
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