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synflood

synflood noun: a denial-of-service attack in which the attacker sends a succession of SYN (synchronization) requests to the target system in an attempt to consume its resources and make the system unresponsive to legitimate traffic.

Noun

synflood (plural synfloods)

  1. (Internet) A denial-of-service attack in which the attacker sends a succession of SYN (synchronization) requests to the target system in an attempt to consume its resources and make the system unresponsive to legitimate traffic.

Verb

synflood (third-person singular simple present synfloods, present participle synflooding, simple past and past participle synflooded)

  1. (Internet) To carry out an attack of this kind.

Forms of synflood

Noun
pluralsynfloods
Verb
third-person singular presentsynfloods
present participlesynflooding
past participlesynflooded
pastsynflooded

Origin of synflood

SYN + flood

Questions about synflood

What does synflood mean?
Synflood means a denial-of-service attack in which the attacker sends a succession of SYN (synchronization) requests to the target system in an attempt to consume its resources and make the system unresponsive to legitimate traffic.
What part of speech is synflood?
Synflood can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of synflood?
The plural of synflood is synfloods.

Words near synflood in the dictionary

  1. synezesis
  2. synezetic
  3. synezeugmenon
  4. synfibrosis
  5. synfire
  6. synflood
  7. synflooded
  8. synflooding
  9. synfloods
  10. synflorescence
  11. synflorescences

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