"dictionary attack" meaning in English

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        "An attack that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess passwords or decryption keys."
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        [
          "word",
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        [
          "dictionary",
          "dictionary"
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        [
          "password",
          "password"
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        [
          "decryption",
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        [
          "key",
          "key"
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        "(cryptography) An attack that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess passwords or decryption keys."
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary",
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "ordbogsangreb"
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          "sense": "An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary",
          "word": "sanakirjahyökkäys"
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          "sense": "An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary",
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          "word": "attaque par dictionnaire"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "Wörterbuchangriff"
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        {
          "alt": "じしょこうげき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jisho kōgeki",
          "sense": "An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary",
          "word": "辞書攻撃"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary",
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          "sense": "An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary",
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          "word": "ordboksattack"
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        "(cryptography) An attack that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess passwords or decryption keys."
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      "sense": "An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "ordbogsangreb"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "word": "sanakirjahyökkäys"
    },
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      "sense": "An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary",
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      "word": "attaque par dictionnaire"
    },
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      "roman": "jisho kōgeki",
      "sense": "An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary",
      "word": "辞書攻撃"
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