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  2. Port knocking - Wikipedia

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    In computer networking, port knocking is a method of externally opening ports on a firewall by generating a connection attempt on a set of prespecified closed ports. Once a correct sequence of connection attempts is received, the firewall rules are dynamically modified to allow the host which sent the connection attempts to connect over specific port(s).

  3. Knocker - Wikipedia

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    Elsie Knocker (1884–1978), British nurse and ambulance driver in World War I who won numerous medals for bravery; Knocker Norton or Steve Norton, English rugby league footballer; Editha Knocker (1869–1950), English violinist; Elsie Knocker (1884–1978), British nurse; Nickname of Enoch West (1886–1965), English footballer

  4. Port of Call - Wikipedia

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  5. Pork-knocker - Wikipedia

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    Pork-knocking is extremely hazardous and deaths are not uncommon. Miners were crushed under falling trees, earth, and rock. [7] Drowning often occurs as mining operations are typically based on rivers to capture gold and diamond-laden sediments. The remoteness and wild terrain are a challenge for receiving emergency medical care. [3]

  6. Knocking - Wikipedia

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    Knocking (2021 film), a Swedish thriller film "Knockin'" (song), by Spanish band Double Vision (1995) Engine knocking, or the sound accompanying automotive combustion malfunction; Port knocking, a covert method of opening a port on a server; Roof knocking, a bombing practice of the Israeli Defense Forces; Gene knockin, genetic engineering method

  7. Knocker (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    The Knocker, Knacker, or Tommyknocker (US) is a mythical, subterranean, gnome-like creature in Cornish and Devon folklore. The Welsh counterpart is the coblyn. It is closely related to the Irish leprechaun, Kentish kloker and the English and Scottish brownie. The Cornish describe the creature as a little person 2 ft 0 in (0.61 m) tall, with a ...

  8. Defining vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    A defining vocabulary is a list of words used by lexicographers to write dictionary definitions. The underlying principle goes back to Samuel Johnson's notion that words should be defined using 'terms less abstruse than that which is to be explained', [1] and a defining vocabulary provides the lexicographer with a restricted list of high-frequency words which can be used for producing simple ...

  9. DICT - Wikipedia

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    Big English–Russian Dictionary; English–French dictionary; Freedict provides a collection of over 85 translating dictionaries, as XML source files with the data, mostly accompanied by databases generated from the XML files in the format used by DICT servers and clients. These are available from the Freedict project web site at. [6] FREELANG ...