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canary trap

canary trap noun: the practice of giving slightly different versions of a document to each recipient, so that if the document is leaked then the person who leaked it can be identified.

Noun

canary trap (plural canary traps)

  1. The practice of giving slightly different versions of a document to each recipient, so that if the document is leaked then the person who leaked it can be identified.

Forms of canary trap

pluralcanary traps

Questions about canary trap

What does canary trap mean?
Canary trap means the practice of giving slightly different versions of a document to each recipient, so that if the document is leaked then the person who leaked it can be identified.
What part of speech is canary trap?
Canary trap is a noun.
What is the plural of canary trap?
The plural of canary trap is canary traps.

Words near canary trap in the dictionary

  1. Canary Islanders
  2. Canary Islands
  3. canary release
  4. canary releases
  5. canary seed
  6. canary trap
  7. canary traps
  8. Canary Wharf
  9. canary-flycatcher
  10. canary-flycatchers
  11. canarygrass

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