whois

Definitions

noun Internet An Internet protocol for finding information about Internet servers and domains.
noun Internet An Internet protocol for finding information about a currently-online IRC user.
noun Any computer program (client) used for accessing information via a whois protocol.
verb Internet, transitive To look up using a whois protocol.

From English who + is.

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There you see % s pointed with number 1 and the keyword whois pointed with number 2.

Kottu 2010
Sometimes called a whois this provides you with a simple way of verifying your sources.

MyLinkVault Newest Links 2009
And if this other domain was real, the "whois" would point to a real entity and not be private.

The OpenOffice Mouse - Boing Boing 2009
Owens' blog, HowardOwens.com, appears to have gone dark, although a "whois" search reveals that he's still the owner.

Archive 2009-02-01 2009
Let us first do the obligatory "whois", to reveal, uh, not a whole lot:

Archive 2008-08-01 LuLu 2008
Weisburd's organization will first research a site, then make a "whois" inquiry.

Watchdogs Sniff Out Terror Sites John Lasker 2005
Through the "whois" domain registry, I located that domain's administrator and sent an e-mail.

10/01/2004 - 11/01/2004 CC 2004
Through the "whois" domain registry, I located that domain's administrator and sent an e-mail.

Canadian Cynic CC 2004
Through the "whois" domain registry, I located that domain's administrator and sent an e-mail.

Archive 2004-10-01 CC 2004
QuickWho provides a handy graphical interface to the Unix "whois" command-line utility, which is used to find out more about who registered a particular Internet domain name.

Softpedia - Windows - All 2010