Meaning of fork bomb | Babel Free
Definitions
A program that creates a large number of self-replicating tasks or processes in a computer system in order to cause a denial of service.
Equivalents
Français
fork bomb
Examples
“In contrast to the wabbit's slow growth, a fork bomb quickly generates multiple copies itself.”
“By using the limits described in this chapter, you can mitigate the risk of a fork bomb by restricting the maximum number of processes that a single user can invoke. While the fork bomb can still cause your system to become highly loaded, […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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