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probe

A small utility program that is used to investigate, or test, the status of a system, network or Web site. Probes are mostly used for lawful purposes to determine if a device is functional. They can also be used by crackers to locate weaknesses in the system. A Web probe analyzes a Web site and reports data such as response time, security protocols supported and type of Web server. See ping.

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probe

1. Surgery a slender and usually flexible instrument for exploring a wound, sinus, etc.

2. Electronics a lead connecting to or containing a measuring or monitoring circuit used for testing

3. Electronics a conductor inserted into a waveguide or cavity resonator to provide coupling to an external circuit

4. any of various devices that provide a coupling link, esp a flexible tube extended from an aircraft to link it with another so that it can refuel

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Probe - An object-oriented logic language based on ObjVlisp. ["Proposition d'une Extension Objet Minimale pour Prolog", Actes du Sem Prog en Logique, Tregastel (May 1987), pp. 483-506].