Definition of "honeypot" [honeypot]

• A pot of honey. (noun)
• A place which attracts visitors. (noun)
• A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems. (noun)
• A spy who uses sex to trap and blackmail their target (noun)
• Vagina. (noun)

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• "In simpler terms a honeypot is a trap set for the bad guy that is so tempting, they can't help themselves but attack."
• "In order to verify that this was happening, the company set up a "honeypot" - hard coding Google searches for nonsense words that turned up no results on either search engine to show an unrelated webpage."
• "Trend Micro spotted the data package after setting up a 'honeypot' - a PC that has a variant of the worm installed but is closely monitored by its researchers."