"DDoS" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: DDoSes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} DDoS (plural DDoSes)
  1. (Internet, cybersecurity) Alternative spelling of DDOS Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: DDOS Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-DDoS-en-noun-GGrN5ses Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50

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. (Internet, cybersecurity, transitive) Alternative spelling of DDOS Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative, transitive Alternative form of: DDOS Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-DDoS-en-verb-GGrN5ses Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50

Inflected forms

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