sniffer
Americannoun
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a device for detecting hidden substances such as drugs or explosives, esp by their odour
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a computer program or device used to monitor, detect, and capture data on a network
Etymology
Origin of sniffer
Example Sentences
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Law enforcement has also deployed “signal sniffer” technology in the search for Guthrie.
From Los Angeles Times
The sources said the tool, called a "signal sniffer", was mounted on a helicopter.
From BBC
In the two weeks since Guthrie's disappearance, the FBI and local police have conducted a massive search operation involving helicopters, sniffer dogs and hundreds of officers, while taking in thousands of call-in tips.
From BBC
In the two weeks since Guthrie's disappearance, the FBI and Pima County sheriff's officers have conducted a massive search operation involving helicopters, sniffer dogs, hundreds of officers, and thousands of tips called in.
From BBC
Her ashen hair sits in a quivering pile atop her head and her spectacles, if not teetering on the end of her sniffer, hang from a sterling chain to rest upon her ample bosom.
From Literature
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