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denial-of-service

[ dih-nahy-uhl-uhv-sur-vis ]

adjective

, Digital Technology.
  1. pertaining to or being an incident in which a computer or computer network is disabled, disrupting access or service:

    a website hit by a denial-of-service attack; unintentional denial-of-service problems.



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Other Words From

  • denial of service noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of denial-of-service1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences

Soon after, WikiLeaks went down for ten days after an onslaught of denial-of-service attacks.

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