"canary trap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: canary traps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} canary trap (plural canary traps)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: canary trap Related terms: booby trap
    Sense id: en-canary_trap-en-noun-wR4ks8xV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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