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slashdotting

slashdotting noun: an instance of the Slashdot effect. Also the present participle and gerund of slashdot.

Noun

slashdotting (plural slashdottings)

  1. An instance of the Slashdot effect.
    • Luckily, there are a variety of strategies to meet these challenges, ranging from careful planning before development to last-minute fixes you can make as a slashdotting or DoS attack first starts to overwhelm your servers.2008, Ben Scofield, Practical REST on Rails 2 Projects, page 258

Also used as

slashdotting is also the present participle and gerund of slashdot.

Forms of slashdotting

pluralslashdottings

Origin of slashdotting

See slashdot.

Questions about slashdotting

What does slashdotting mean?
Slashdotting means an instance of the Slashdot effect.
What part of speech is slashdotting?
Slashdotting is a noun.
What is the plural of slashdotting?
The plural of slashdotting is slashdottings.

Words near slashdotting in the dictionary

  1. Slashdot effects
  2. slashdots
  3. slashdotted
  4. Slashdotter
  5. Slashdotters
  6. slashdotting
  7. slashdottings
  8. slashed
  9. slashed velvet
  10. slashed velvets
  11. slashed zero

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