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wall wart: A small external power supply in a plastic case that plugs into a wall outlet. Other common names include plug pack, plug-in adapter, AC adapter, AC/DC adapter, AC/DC converter, adapter block, line power adapter, power brick and power adapter.
war chalking: Marking areas on sidewalks with chalk to indicate where wireless networks can be accessed.
war dialer: A computer program that dials a series of telephone numbers to find lines connected to building control systems, and catalogs those numbers so that a hacker can break in.
war dialing attack: Dialing all the telephone numbers in a given area code to locate BCS devices ...
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