slashdot
slashdot verb: to render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site.
Verb
slashdot (third-person singular simple present slashdots, present participle slashdotting, simple past and past participle slashdotted)
- To render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site.
- And that guy is supposed to be thrilled to lose both his inbound and outbound connections and e-mail for the joy of having been slashdotted.2006, Matthew Strebe, Michael Moncur, Charles Perkins, The Best of SlashNOT: 2002 - 2005, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 99
- Sites that have been slashdotted report traffic between several hundred and several thousand hits per minute.2005, Ivan Ristic, Apache Security, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 396
- Synonyms:
- fark
Synonyms of slashdot
Forms of slashdot
| third-person singular present | slashdots |
|---|---|
| present participle | slashdotting |
| past participle | slashdotted |
| past | slashdotted |
Origin of slashdot
After Slashdot, a site that commonly links to other, smaller sites.
Phrases with slashdot
Questions about slashdot
- What does slashdot mean?
- Slashdot means to render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site.
- What part of speech is slashdot?
- Slashdot is a verb.
- What is the past tense of slashdot?
- The past tense of slashdot is slashdotted.
Words near slashdot in the dictionary
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