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tarpitting

tarpitting is the present participle and gerund of tarpit.

Meaning of tarpit

Verb

tarpit (third-person singular simple present tarpits, present participle tarpitting, simple past and past participle tarpitted)

  1. (transitive) To delay by means of a tarpit service.
    • If an attack matches a certain pattern, the connection can be tarpitted.2004, Steven Andres, Brian Kenyon, Erik Pack Birkholz, Security Sage's Guide to Hardening the Network Infrastructure, page 415

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Questions about tarpitting

What is tarpitting the present participle and gerund of?
Tarpitting is the present participle and gerund of tarpit.

Words near tarpitting in the dictionary

  1. tarphyconic
  2. tarping
  3. tarpit
  4. tarpits
  5. tarpitted
  6. tarpitting
  7. Tarpley
  8. Tarpleys
  9. Tarplin
  10. tarpon
  11. Tarpon Springs

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