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denial-of-service

[ dih-nahy-uhl-uhv-sur-vis ]
/ dɪˈnaɪ əl əvˈsɜr vɪs /
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adjective Digital Technology.
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.
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Origin of denial-of-service

First recorded in 1970–75

OTHER WORDS FROM denial-of-service

denial of service, noun

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