"packet tracer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: packet tracers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} packet tracer (plural packet tracers)
  1. (computing, networking) A tool used to monitor, analyze and simulate network traffic by capturing data packets over a network. Categories (topical): Computing, Networking

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