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honeytoken

honeytoken noun: a kind of honeypot that is not a computer system, such as a fake e-mail address used to track whether a mailing list has been stolen.

Noun

honeytoken (plural honeytokens)

  1. A kind of honeypot that is not a computer system, such as a fake e-mail address used to track whether a mailing list has been stolen.

Forms of honeytoken

pluralhoneytokens

Origin of honeytoken

From honey + token, modelled on honeypot, coined in 2003 by Augusto Paes de Barros.

Questions about honeytoken

What does honeytoken mean?
Honeytoken means a kind of honeypot that is not a computer system, such as a fake e-mail address used to track whether a mailing list has been stolen.
What part of speech is honeytoken?
Honeytoken is a noun.
What is the plural of honeytoken?
The plural of honeytoken is honeytokens.

Words near honeytoken in the dictionary

  1. honeysuckled
  2. honeysuckles
  3. honeysucks
  4. honeysweet
  5. honeysweets
  6. honeytoken
  7. honeytokens
  8. honeytrap
  9. honeytrapped
  10. honeytrapper
  11. honeytrappers

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