"sleeper account" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleeper accounts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleeper account (plural sleeper accounts)
  1. (computing, Internet) An account that has been created but not edited in a long time and has now become dormant. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Computing, Internet
    Sense id: en-sleeper_account-en-noun-9i1cQmIG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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