to inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.
to test a software change by rolling out to a small set of machines or users before making it available to all.
to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
Of a light yellow colour.
A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
An informer or snitch; a squealer.
A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
A change that is tested by being rolled out first to a subset of machines or users before rolling out to all.
A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
A value placed in memory such that it will be the first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to identify and recover from it.
A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
A yellow sticker applied by the police to a vehicle to indicate it is unroadworthy.
Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.
To notify.
Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know.
Closely acquainted; familiar.
Very finely mixed.
Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
Personal; private.
A very close friend.
Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.