sinkhole

Definitions

• (geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage
• A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
• (pinball) A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
• (internet) A domain name server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website.
• (computer security) An attack which redirects requests - be it network or memory accesses - to a new location defined by the attacker.