packet sniffer

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packet sniffer - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  packet sniffer
  sniffer
  
     <networking, tool> A network monitoring tool that captures
     data packets and decodes them using built-in knowledge of
     common protocols.  Sniffers are used to debug and monitor
     networking problems.
  
     (1995-03-28)