different between deflect vs honeypot

English

Etymology

From Latin deflecto, from de- + flecto (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??fl?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

deflect (third-person singular simple present deflects, present participle deflecting, simple past and past participle deflected)

1. (transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path.
2. (transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.
3. (intransitive) To deviate from its original path.
4. (transitive, figuratively) To avoid addressing (questions, criticism, etc.).

   Synonym: elude

   The Prime Minister deflected some increasingly pointed questions by claiming he had an appointment.

5. (transitive, figuratively) To divert (attention, etc.).
   • 2013, Luke Harding and Uki Goni, Argentina urges UK to hand back Falklands and 'end colonialism (in The Guardian, 3 January 2013)[1]

     Critics suggest that Fernández, an unashamed populist and nationalist, is seeking to deflect attention from social disharmony at home.

Derived terms

• deflector

Related terms

• deflection

Translations

Anagrams

• clefted

English

Alternative forms

• honey pot

Etymology

honey +? pot

Pronunciation

• enPR: h?n'?-p?t

Noun

honeypot (plural honeypots)

1. A pot of honey.
2. (figuratively) Something or someone similarly sweet or enticing, particularly:
   1. (US slang, dated) A romantic pet name; "honey".
   2. (slang) A vulva or vagina.
      • 2011, Mechele Armstrong, Code Monkey ?ISBN:

        "[S]he had the boss eating from her honeypot." Baxter rolled his eyes at the crude term for pussy, but Rodney did have a point.

   3. (espionage) A spy (typically attractive and female) who uses sex to trap and blackmail a target.
      • 1989, The Washingtonian, vol. 24, page 25.

      • 1996, John H. Waller, The Unseen War in Europe: Espionage and Conspiracy in the Second World War, Random House, ?ISBN, page 226.

      • 2004, Richard C.S. Trahair, Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations, Greenwood Press, ?ISBN, page 353.

   4. A woman who attracts sexual attention from men.
   5. (computer security) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.
      • 2007, "Data leak: Cyber sherlocks outwit hackers," The Economic Times, 12 Oct. (retrieved 29 June 2008),

        Computer experts install honeypots to trick hackers.

   6. (chiefly Britain) A draw: a place which attracts visitors.
      • 2004, Bernice Davidson, "England 2004: Bright lights on the water," Telegraph.co.uk, 13 Mar. (retrieved 28 June 2008),

        Superb Roman remains, Georgian architecture and countless museums justify Bath's position as a tourist honeypot.

3. (obsolete, euphemistic) A chamberpot.
4. (obsolete, euphemistic) A slop bucket.

Synonyms

• (vagina): See Thesaurus:vagina
• (chamber pot): See Thesaurus:chamber pot
• (honey pit): See Thesaurus:outhouse

Related terms

• honeynet
• honeytoken
• honeytrap

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

honeypot m (plural honeypots)

1. (computer security) honeypot (a trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorised use of information systems)

   Synonym: pote de mel