"denial-of-service attack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: denial-of-service attacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=denial-of-service attack}} denial-of-service attack (plural denial-of-service attacks)
  1. (computer security) A type of network computer attack that attempts to render a particular service (e.g. web site) unavailable to its audience. Wikipedia link: denial-of-service attack Categories (topical): Computer security Related terms: DoS, denial of service, nuke Translations (network attack): 分散式阻斷服務攻擊 (Chinese Mandarin), 分散式阻断服务攻击 (fēnsànshì zǔduàn fúwù gōngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), 洪水攻擊 (Chinese Mandarin), 洪水攻击 (hóngshuǐ gōngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), palvelunestohyökkäys (Finnish), déni de service (French), επίθεση άρνησης υπηρεσίας (epíthesi árnisis ypiresías) (Greek), ataque de negação de serviço m ataque de DDoS [masculine] (Portuguese), ataque de negación de servicio [masculine] (Spanish), överbelastningsattack [common-gender] (Swedish)

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