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Whois Moderate

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Definitions
Noun
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whois

"You can run a whois command to find out when the domain name was originally registered."

Verb
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To look up using a whois protocol.

"The administrator used the command-line tool to perform a whois lookup on the suspicious domain name."

In plain English: To whois means to look up information about someone's online identity, such as their name and contact details.

"We need to run whois on this domain before buying it."

Example Sentences
"We need to run whois on this domain before buying it." verb
"The tech team whois every server in our network to ensure security." verb
"You can whois your own phone number to see what information is public." verb
"He decided to whois the domain name before purchasing it for his business." verb
See Also
whoising whoises look up
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Rhyming Words
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