denial of service
denial of service · denials of service
A denial-of-service attackA denial-of-service attack.
» The website suffered a denial of service attack from 4chan.
Meaning
2 senses(Internet)A denial-of-service attack.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see denial, of, service.
Examples
4 sentencesThe website suffered a denial of service attack from 4chan.
This website is temporarily unavailable due to a denial of service attack.
Though the term is frequently misused by the media, a denial of service attack isn't really hacking or cracking.
While a denial of service attack requires one single device, a distributed denial of service attack involves many devices working together.
Forms
plural: denials of service| Singular | denial of service |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular