dictionary attack
noun Computers.
an attempt to break into a password-protected computer or computer system with a software program that successively tries all the words in a large dictionary or other word list.
an attempt by a spammer to obtain a list of valid email addresses by testing possible usernames in combination with a domain name.
Words nearby dictionary attack
dictatorial,
dictatorship,
diction,
dictionary,
dictionary and thesaurus,
dictionary attack,
dictionary catalog,
dictionary catalogue,
dictionary of names,
dictionary.com,
dictograph
British Dictionary definitions for dictionary attack
dictionary attack
noun
an attempt to hack into a computer or network by submitting every word in a dictionary as a possible password