denial of service
noun[U]
computingspecializeduk/dɪˌnaɪ.əl əv ˈsɜː.vɪs/us/dɪˌnaɪ.əl əv ˈsɝː.vɪs/(abbreviationDoS)anoccasionwhen acomputernetworkorwebsiteisintentionallypreventedfromworkingcorrectly, by apersonorgroupsendingalargeamountofdataat onetime:
拒绝服务攻击（指一名或多名使用者同时发送大量数据，故意阻止计算机网络或网站正常工作的情况）Denial ofserviceresultswhen ahugewaveofrequestsswampsthecapacityof aserver.当大量的请求如浪潮般淹没了服务器容量时，拒绝服务攻击便会发生。
Byconductinga denial-of-serviceattack, ahackeroverloadsasystemwithinformation.为实现拒绝服务攻击，黑客会给系统加载大量信息。
See also
DDoS
- Denial ofservicecan also becreatedby "mailbombing" -floodingcomputerserverswithmassemails.
- If a denial-of-serviceattackisimminent, there isn't much thevictimcan do tostopit.
- Theorganizationdetectsbetween 30 and 50denialofserviceattackseverydayaround theworld.
Preventing and impeding
- anti-jamming
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- hogtie
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- preventive
- scuttle
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