Slashdotting

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of the Slashdot effect.

    "Luckily, there are a variety of strategies to meet these challenges, ranging from careful planning before development to last-minute fixes you can make as a slashdotting or DoS attack first starts to overwhelm your servers."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of slashdot form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
slashdot effectslashdot effect

Example

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"Luckily, there are a variety of strategies to meet these challenges, ranging from careful planning before development to last-minute fixes you can make as a slashdotting or DoS attack first starts to overwhelm your servers."

Etymology

See slashdot.

Related phrases

slashdot effect

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