whois

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK English) IPA(key): /ˈhuːˌɪz/

Noun[edit]

whois (usually uncountable, plural whoises)

  1. (Internet) The WHOIS protocol or service.

Verb[edit]

whois (third-person singular simple present whoises, present participle whoising, simple past and past participle whoised)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To look up using a whois protocol.
    We whoised the domain to find out who was sending the spam.
    • 2003, Joel, “Re: A whois addon”, in alt.irc.dalnet (Usenet):
      That seems to be an undocumented feature, but makes perfect sense. Of course, that wouldn't prevent you from whoising 20 people at once, which could be a problem.

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Middle English[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

whois

  1. (chiefly Late Middle English) Alternative form of whos (whose, genitive)