slashdotting

noun

slashdotting

noun

Etymology See slashdot.

1

An instance of the Slashdot effect.

Luckily, there are a variety of strategies to meet these challenges, ranging from careful planning before development to last-minute fixes you can make as a slashdotting or DoS attack first starts to overwhelm your servers.2008, Ben Scofield, Practical REST on Rails 2 Projects, page 258:

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