fork bomb
fork bomb · fork bombs
A program that creates a large number of self-replicating tasks or processes in a…A program that creates a large number of self-replicating tasks or processes in a computer system in order to cause a denial of service.
Meaning
1 sensesA program that creates a large number of self-replicating tasks or processes in a computer system in order to cause a denial of service.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From fork (“splitting-up of an existing process”) + bomb.From fork (“splitting-up of an existing process”) + bomb.
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