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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, nounWords nearby denial-of-service
deniability, deniable, denial, denialism, denialist, denial-of-service, denial-of-service attack, denied, denier, denigrate, denigration
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