DDoS
noun[C]
uk/ˈdiː.dɒs/us/ˈdiː.dɑːs/pluralDDoS(alsoDDoS attack)abbreviationfordistributeddenialofservice: anoccasionwhen acomputernetworkorwebsiteisintentionallypreventedfromworkingcorrectly, by a verylargenumberofuserssendingdataat the sametime:
分布式拒绝服务攻击（distributed denial of service 的缩写，指大量用户同时发送数据，故意阻止计算机网络或网站正常工作的情况）A DDoS is a cyber-attack where theperpetratoruses several, often thousands of,uniqueIPaddresses.分布式拒绝服务是一种网络攻击，攻击时使用多个（通常是数千个）独有的 IP 地址。
SeveralInternetgiantswerecrippledby DDoSattacksinFebruarylastyear.去年二月，一些互联网巨头遭受了分布式拒绝服务攻击。
- Distributeddenialofserviceattacks(DDoS) havedisruptedbigUSinternetoperations.
- If you areattackedwith a DDoS,logeveryconnectionattemptthat youpossiblycan.
- Hackers took down the company'sserversjust a fewdaysafter thegamesbecameavailable, by using a DDoSattack.
Internet terminology
- above/below the foldidiom
- address bar
- affiliate link
- affiliate marketing
- all-you-can-eat
- domain name
- internet café
- internet-enabled
- interweb
- IP
- keyboard warrior
- landing page
- refresh
- shopping basket
- upvote
- user experience
- utility computing
- UX
- virally
- visitor
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DDoS
verb[T]
uk/ˈdiː.dɒs/us/ˈdiː.dɑːs/tointentionallypreventacomputernetworkorwebsitefromworkingcorrectlybysendingdatafrom a verylargenumberofusersat the sametime:
In thesimulation, theattackersDDoSedtelecommunicationsnetworksandbroughtdownelectricalgrids.
- Thebotproducedarticleswhich are nothing butcompletenonsense, and it DDOSed thesitefor severalweeks.
- Theclaimthat they aretryingtoimprovedatasecurityby DDoSingindiedevelopers'serversislaughable.
Internet terminology
- above/below the foldidiom
- address bar
- affiliate link
- affiliate marketing
- all-you-can-eat
- domain name
- internet café
- internet-enabled
- interweb
- IP
- keyboard warrior
- landing page
- refresh
- shopping basket
- upvote
- user experience
- utility computing
- UX
- virally
- visitor
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Preventing and impeding