denial-of-service attack

denial-of-service attack

English

Noun

denial-of-service attack (plural denial-of-service attacks)

1. (Internet) A type of network computer attack that attempts to render a particular service (e.g. web site) unavailable to its audience.

Related terms

• DoS
• denial of service

Translations

network attack

Chinese: Mandarin: 分散式阻斷服務攻擊／分散式阻断服务攻击 (fēnsànshì zǔduàn fúwù gōngjī), 洪水攻擊／洪水攻击 (hóngshuǐ gōngjī) Finnish: palvelunestohyökkäys (fi) French: déni de service (fr) Greek: επίθεση άρνησης υπηρεσίας (epíthesi árnisis ypiresías) Spanish: ataque de negación de servicio m

See also

• nuke