Usually means: Recess for screw head accommodation.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (counterbore)

noun:  A cylindrical recess, typically machined at the mouth of a hole to admit a screw (such as a cap screw) so that the screw sits flush with a surface.
noun:  The cutter used to cut such a recess. (Also used, at less depth, for spotfacing.)
verb:  (transitive) To create such a cylindrical recess.

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