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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 [prōb]

(aerospace engineering)

An instrumented vehicle moving through the upper atmosphere or space or landing upon another celestial body in order to obtain information about the specific environment.

(biology)

A biochemical substance labeled with a radioactive isotope or tagged in some other way and used to identify or isolate a gene, a gene product, or a protein.

(communications)

To determine a radio interference by obtaining the relative interference level in the immediate area of a source by the use of a small, insensitive antenna in conjunction with a receiving device.

(electromagnetism)

A metal rod that projects into but is insulated from a waveguide or resonant cavity; used to provide coupling to an external circuit for injection or extraction of energy or to measure the standing-wave ratio. Also known as waveguide probe.

(engineering)

A small tube containing the sensing element of electronic equipment, which can be lowered into a borehole to obtain measurements and data.

(physics)

A small device which can be brought into contact with or inserted into a system in order to make measurements on the system; ordinarily it is designed so that it does not significantly disturb the system.

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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].