fark
To subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops respondingTo subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.
Meaning
1 senses(Internet, US)To subject a website to a high volume of requests, such that the server stops responding.
Origin
From the name of the popular website Fark, because when it links to a small website from iFrom the name of the popular website Fark, because when it links to a small website from its main page, the small site is often subjected to so much new traffic that it is rendered inoperable due to server failure.
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Forms
farks, farking, farked, farkedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.