The 'w' on an ARP warden stands for Warden.
an arp warden went round being bossy and made sure people were safe and told them to close their `blackout` curtains.
they warned people about air raids
because they wanted the job
ARP stood for 'Air Raid Precautions'. The ARP wardens were known for their overzealous attitude to their job and were scourned by the population for their pettyness in carring out their duties. The ARP wardens made sure that;- 1)All civilians carried gas masks at all times. 2)At night, that no light leaked from properties or vehicles (to stop the Germans identifing where the settlements were) 3)During an air raid that all civilians were in shelters and had their gas masks on.
unpopular job traffic warden
Air Raid Precaution ARP wardens or air-raid wardens had the task of patrolling the streets during blackout, to ensure that no light was visible. It was essential to black out the lights of the city so the German bombers would not be able to locate their intended targets.
A warden.
Warden of the Royal Mint
Dynamic ARP table entries are created whne a client makes an ARP request that cannot be satisfied by data already in the ARP table.
arp -a show arp
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