Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dictionary attack
  1. an attempt to hack into a computer or network by submitting every word in a dictionary as a possible password
    Compare brute-force attack
'dictionary attack' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brute-force attack

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