DDoS

American  

[dee-daws, ‐-dos, dee-dee-oh-es] / ˈdiˈdɔs, ‐ˈdɒs, ˈdiˈdiˌoʊˈɛs /

adjective

1. pertaining to or being an incident in which a network of computers floods an online resource with high levels of unwanted traffic so that it is inaccessible to legitimate service requests.

   a DDoS attack.

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DDoS British  

abbreviation

1. distributed denial of service: a method of attacking a computer system by flooding it with so many messages that it is obliged to shut down

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Etymology

Origin of DDoS

1995–2000; D(istributed) D(enial) o(f) S(ervice)

Example Sentences

Mr Musk has previously claimed that the platform has been targeted by DDoS attacks, but these have not been confirmed.

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They told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "Whilst DDoS attacks are relatively low in sophistication and impact, they can cause disruption by preventing legitimate users from accessing online services."

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"Without adequate staffing, the ability of social media platforms to protect their networks and users from DDoS attacks is severely compromised."

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"There appears to be a massive DDoS attack on X," Musk posted.

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A distributed denial of service attack - or DDoS for short - is an attempt to overload a website, which makes it hard to use or otherwise inaccessible..

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