honeytoken

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noun

A kind of honeypot that is not a computer system, such as a fake e-mail address used to track whether a mailing list has been stolen.

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Meanings

nounhoneytoken (plural honeytokens)

plural honeytokens

  1. computingA kind of honeypot that is not a computer system, such as a fake e-mail address used to track whether a mailing list has been stolen.

Origin

From honey + token, modelled on honeypot, coined in 2003 by Augusto Paes de Barros.

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APA

honeytoken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeytoken

MLA

“honeytoken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeytoken. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honeytoken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeytoken.

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