tarpit
nounEtymology
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A lake of asphalt formed when subterranean bitumen leaks to the ground surface. Such pits…
A lake of asphalt formed when subterranean bitumen leaks to the ground surface. Such pits are important in forming fossil fuel reserves; they are also apt to trap passing animals, which become fossilized in the tar.
A service that purposely delays incoming connections in order to reduce the effectiveness…
A service that purposely delays incoming connections in order to reduce the effectiveness of spamming and similar techniques.
To delay by means of a tarpit service.
- If an attack matches a certain pattern, the connection can be tarpitted.
The neighborhood
- neighbortar baby
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for tarpit. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA