different between honeypot vs wateringhole

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