According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
SINKHOLE
sinkhole, sink, swallow hole
(noun) a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sinkhole (plural sinkholes)
(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage
Synonyms: cenote, doline, dolina, kettle hole (Britain), shakehole, sink (Britain), swallet (Britain), swallow hole
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.
Source: Wiktionary
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