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  1. tarpit: Wiktionary
  2. tarpit: Infoplease Dictionary
  3. tarpit: Dictionary.com
  4. Tarpit (networking), Tarpit: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. tarpit: Encyclopedia

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  1. tarpit: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (tarpit)

noun:  A lake of asphalt formed when subterranean bitumen leaks to the ground surface. Such pits are important in forming fossil fuel reserves; they are also apt to trap passing animals, which become fossilized in the tar.
noun:  (computing) A service that purposely delays incoming connections in order to reduce the effectiveness of spamming and similar techniques.
verb:  (transitive, computing) To delay by means of a tarpit service.

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