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Meaning of DDOS | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈdiːˌdɒs

Definitions

A distributed denial-of-service attack, one that originates from many different (geographically and network topographically) sources, on a network of networks such as the Internet.

Equivalents

Français DDoS

Examples

“Some bots help ⟳ refresh ⟳ your Facebook feed ⟳ or figure ⟳ out how to rank Google search ⟳ results; other bots impersonate humans and carry ⟳ out devastating DDoS attacks.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

DDP DDR DDR&E DDR1 DDR2 DDR3

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