out-of-band
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.90 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Transmitted on a different channel, or by a different method, from that of the primary communication channel.
adj
Relating to communication, such as identity verification, via a method other than the primary means of accessing the software.
Example Sentences
- "In this additional spectrum, in-band signaling was sent down the wires outside the frequencies used for conversation. Actually, the signals were sent across the 3,500- and 3,700-Hz frequencies. Although these worked and were not in the talk path (out of the band) they were limited in the number of tones that could be sent."
- "One great way of solving the phishing problem is doing out-of-band authentication."
- "Defaulting to chaos still causes a lot of disruption, and would require out-of-band social coordination to resolve, but it places a much larger barrier in front of the attacker, and makes attackers much less confident that they will be able to get away with a clean victory, making them much less motivated to even try to start an attack."