Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canary trap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: ca-nary -trap
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of giving slightly different versions of a document to each recipient, so that if the document is leaked then the person who leaked it can be identified.

Inflected Forms

canary traps (plural)

Phrases

booby trap

Frequently Paired Words

booby trap

Questions

What does canary trap mean?: The practice of giving slightly different versions of a document to each recipient, so that if the document is leaked then the person who leaked it can be identified.

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