"DDOS" meaning in English

See DDOS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: DDOSes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} DDOS (plural DDOSes)
  1. Alternative form of DDoS. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: DDoS
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Verb

Forms: DDOSes [present, singular, third-person], DDOSing [participle, present], DDOSed [participle, past], DDOSed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|DDOS<DDOSes,,>}} DDOS (third-person singular simple present DDOSes, present participle DDOSing, simple past and past participle DDOSed)
  1. Alternative form of DDoS. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: DDoS
    Sense id: en-DDOS-en-verb-XLvml0ma Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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