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cancelbombing

cancelbombing noun: a malicious technique whereby a large number of cancel messages are sent out to one or more Usenet newsgroups.

Noun

cancelbombing (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) A malicious technique whereby a large number of cancel messages are sent out to one or more Usenet newsgroups.
    • NNTP-Posting-Host is the least forgeable and most reliable when dealing with spam (though somewhat less so when dealing with flooding, cancelbombing, and other more advanced forms of abuse).1998 October 26, Andrew Gierth, “Re: A way to deal with Supersedes: (was Re; Cat bathing)”, in news.software.nntp (Usenet)

Origin of cancelbombing

From cancel + bombing.

Questions about cancelbombing

What does cancelbombing mean?
Cancelbombing means a malicious technique whereby a large number of cancel messages are sent out to one or more Usenet newsgroups.
What part of speech is cancelbombing?
Cancelbombing is a noun.

Words near cancelbombing in the dictionary

  1. cancelated
  2. cancelation
  3. cancelations
  4. cancelbomb
  5. cancelbomber
  6. cancelbombing
  7. cancelbot
  8. cancelbots
  9. canceled
  10. canceled out
  11. canceled someone's Christmas

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