sniffer

Definitions

Computing

• noun a device or program that monitors and analyses network traffic, in order to detect bottlenecks and problems

Electronics

• A hardware or software device, such as a packet sniffer, which monitors network traffic looking for problems such as bottlenecks. A sniffer may also be used maliciously, to capture private information which is not properly encrypted.

Media Studies

• noun a program on a computer system designed legitimately or illegitimately to capture data being transmitted on a network, often used by hackers to discover passwords and user names

Nearby Definitions of “sniffer”

• SNC
• sneak
• sneeze
• snick
• snide
• sniffer
• snipe
• snitch
• snob
• snog
• snooker

Contexts for “sniffer”

3 definitions in context
• Computing
• Electronics
• Media Studies