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seepage Definition

seep·age (-ij)

noun

  1. the act or process of seeping; leakage; oozing
  2. liquid that seeps

seepage Synonyms

seepage

n.

infiltration, leakage, percolation; see drainage, flow.

Seepage Hacker Definition

The inadvertent distribution of data through uncontrolled holes (or leaks) in the security perimeter. The leak occurs because of a lack of proper security procedures, or because of lax enforcement of such procedures. Employees may not be aware of the potential damage that they cause when sending proprietary information outside of the organization.
Beaver, K. Don’t Spring a Leak. Information Security, [Online, Jan 2006], http://informationsecurity.techtarget.com/magPrintFriendly/0,293813,sid42_gci1154838,00. html.

seepage Usage Examples

Preposition: of

water: Evidence of recent seepage of underground water on a crater rim The evidence of freely flowing water early in Mars ' history is dramatic.

Converse of object

  • prevent: This was to prevent any seepage from one pond to the next - which could have occurred with sand.
  • indicate: Large quantities of MDAC indicate that methane seepage has occurred over a prolonged period of time.
  • suffer: Suffers seepage at the start of the route, hence climbing the rib on the right.
  • take: Most of the crag dries quickly, particularly the Upper Tier, and takes little seepage.

Adjective modifier

  • natural: Others can develop in natural oil seepages, feeding on the debris trapped on the surface.
  • slow: This may take the form of a spring, or of a system of slow seepage at the ground surface.
  • small: This has resulted in a small seepage of water.
  • gradual: Much like the gradual seepage of power from Westminster to Brussels, Britain has been slipping beneath the waves for decades.

Modifies a noun

  • flow: In time d t: the seepage flow is d q ( q = A.
  • water: Most passages lack the inflow of seepage water, probably vital for the maintenance of cave populations.
  • problem: BW inspects the breached embankment, which includes a towing path, on a monthly basis for any seepage problems.
  • line: Where the two different types meet, there is a seepage line providing a constant flow of water.
  • erosion: Weathering makes a small additional contribution, but there is no evidence of seepage erosion.

Noun used with modifier

  • methane: Large quantities of MDAC indicate that methane seepage has occurred over a prolonged period of time.
  • water: Good Could do with a bit of work Poor Make sure there's no evidence of water seepage or dampness.
  • oil: Others can develop in natural oil seepages, feeding on the debris trapped on the surface.
  • freshwater: In places the lower cliffs, backshore and cliff crevices are influenced by freshwater seepages, flushes and springs.
  • gas: Gas in marine sediments: implications for slope stability and benthic ecology; natural gas seepages as a source of atmospheric methane.

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