DoS attack

   [Usenet,common;  note  that  it's  unrelated  to  DOS  as  name of an
   operating  system]  Abbreviation  for  Denial-Of-Service attack. This
   abbreviation  is  most often used of attempts to shut down newsgroups
   with  floods  of {spam}, or to flood network links with large amounts
   of  traffic, or to flood network links with large amounts of traffic,
   often  by  abusing  network  broadcast  addresses.  Compare {slashdot
   effect}.

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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {ping storm}{slashdot effect}]