Definition of "whois" []

• An Internet protocol for finding information about Internet servers and domains. (noun)
• 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. (noun)
• To look up using a whois protocol. (verb)

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• "There you see % s pointed with number 1 and the keyword whois pointed with number 2."
• "Sometimes called a whois this provides you with a simple way of verifying your sources."
• "And if this other domain was real, the "whois" would point to a real entity and not be private."