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Probe - technical definition

Any online effort, such as a request, program, or transaction, intended to get data about a computer’s or a network’s state. For example, a person can conduct a probe of the network by sending an “empty” message to determine whether a destination really exists.

See Also: Network.

Symantec Security Response. Glossary. [Online, July 15, 2004.] Symantec Security Response Website. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/refa.html.

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