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Finger definition - hacker
A software tool used by system administrators to find information about people or hosts—particularly whether another user is logged on to the Internet. Finger can also be used to find a user’s email address. Finger can be accessed via telnet, Web gateway, email, or on a UNIX system simply by typing “finger.” For example, a system administrator can type “finger user_name” or “finger email_address.”

See Also: Internet; UNIX.

Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Bernadette Schell and Clemens Martin.
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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