Tripwire Definition

trĭpwīr
trip wire
noun
A wire stretched near ground level to trip or ensnare an enemy.
American Heritage
A hidden wire that will set off a trap, snare, etc. when tripped on.
Webster's New World
A small military force whose involvement in hostilities will trigger the use of a larger force.
American Heritage

Any means of detecting intruders.

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Other Word Forms of Tripwire

Noun

Singular:
tripwire
Plural:
tripwires

Origin of Tripwire

Tripwire Sentence Examples

  • I used tripwire for several years, and since have used Samhain and Osiris.

  • Tripwire enterprise is the new upgrade path for tripwire enterprise is the new upgrade path for Tripwire for Network Devices.

  • Tripwire's database must be secure for an integrity check to be sufficiently trustworthy.

  • If you have tripwire installed, you want to update the database and store it back on it 's read-only media.

  • Tripwire Enterprise is the new upgrade path for Tripwire for Network Devices.

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Words Starting With

TTRTRI

Words Ending With

EREIRE

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