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Sinkhole
Meaning
Noun
●
In Geology & Bodies of water:
A
hole
formed
in
soluble
rock
by the
action
of water,
serving
to
conduct
surface water
to an
underground
passage.
●
A
depressed
area in which
waste
or
drainage
collects.
●
In Pinball & Pinball:
A
hole
in the
playfield
that
rewards
the
player
when the
ball
is
guided
into it.
●
In Internet:
A
domain name server
that has been
configured
to
hand out
non-routeable
addresses
for all
domains
, so that every
computer
that
uses
it will
fail
to get access to the
real
website.
●
In Computer security:
An
attack
which
redirects
requests
- be it network or
memory
accesses
- to a new
location
defined
by the
attack
er.
●
A
series
of two or more
adjacent
hyperlinks
, whether
piped links
or not
, that may cause the
reader
difficulty
to
discern
between
links
.
Verb
●
In Internet:
To
configure
as a
sinkhole
(
domain name server
that
gives
non-routeable addresses).
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Synonyms
Cenote
Doline
Dolina
Shakehole
Sink
Swallet
Sink-Hole
Kettle Hole
Swallow Hole
Sink Hole
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