"pentester" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pentester.wav Forms: pentesters [plural]
Etymology: Short for penetration tester. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pentester (plural pentesters)
  1. (computing) Someone who performs a pentest (a penetration test) Categories (topical): Computing Translations (Translations): pentester [masculine] (French), пенте́стер (pentéster) [masculine] (Russian)

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