Definitions

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  • verb intransitive To participate in wardriving
  • noun A drive for the purpose of wardriving
  • noun A get-together of people who wardrive

Etymologies

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war +‎ drive, modelled on war-dialing.

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Examples

  • As before, Morgan says, Skyhook employees and contractors "wardrive" down millions of miles of roads to correlate location (from GPS) with the signatures of Wi-Fi access points.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0 2009

  • Skyhook employees and contractors "wardrive" down millions of miles of roads to correlate location (from GPS) with the signatures of Wi-Fi access points.

    Ascription is an Anathema to any Enthusiasm 2009

  • Another such aerial wardrive happened in California last August, as pilot and techie, Netstumbler running, overflew likely broadcasters.

    Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Warflying: accessing the airwaves from the air 2003

  • There seems to be less free wireless in urban Australia, though I didn't actually wardrive much.

    Brad Ideas - Comments vuelos 2010

  • That doesn't mean it's not true, but I'd be curious to see if someone performs an extensive wardrive in the covered areas.

    Wi-Fi Networking News 2009

  • Just do a wardrive and discover how many routers out there are offering an open service with the SSID name "LINKSYS".

    p2pnet news 2009

  • Try a quick wardrive in most areas and you will find lots of open routers out there.

    Techdirt 2009

  • Er, isn't it illegal to wardrive in some states [Florida] in the first place?

    Slashdot: Hardware 2008

  • This is coming from someone who used to wardrive himself, and is using Enterprise strength certificate auth at home.

    MacTalk Apple Refurb 2008

  • This is coming from someone who used to wardrive himself, and is using Enterprise strength certificate auth at home.

    MacTalk Apple Refurb 2008

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