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fork bombs

fork bombs is the plural of fork bomb.

Meaning of fork bomb

Noun

fork bomb (plural fork bombs)

  1. 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.
    • In contrast to the wabbit's slow growth, a fork bomb quickly generates multiple copies itself.2002, Philip E. N. Howard, “Hacktivism”, in Steve Jones, editor, Encyclopedia of New Media, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 216

Questions about fork bombs

What is fork bombs the plural of?
Fork bombs is the plural of fork bomb.

Words near fork bombs in the dictionary

  1. forjudging
  2. fork
  3. fork beam
  4. fork beams
  5. fork bomb
  6. fork bombs
  7. fork buffet
  8. fork buffets
  9. fork chuck
  10. fork chucks
  11. fork end

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