denial-of-service

[dih-nahy-uhl-uhv-sur-vis]

adjective

Digital Technology.

1. pertaining to or being an incident in which a computer or computer network is disabled, disrupting access or service.

   a website hit by a denial-of-service attack; unintentional denial-of-service problems.

Other Word Forms

• denial of service noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of denial-of-service¹

First recorded in 1970–75