By default, if the range of ports to be scanned is not stipulated, Nmap scans the top 1,000 most commonly used ports, that is, ports that are found open most often across networks. These scan options allow the user to specify which ports are to be scanned and the order in which they are to be scanned.
Port specification and scan order
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