Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flashcrowd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flashcrowd
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The large number of people brought by the sudden increase in popularity of an Internet site or resource due to an event or link from another site.

Example Sentences

"We now focus on the system's reaction to the sudden popularity of a single (new) file. This phenomenon is also called the flashcrowd effect."

Etymology

From flash + crowd.

Inflected Forms

flashcrowds (plural) flash crowd (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

slashdot

Questions

What does flashcrowd mean?: The large number of people brought by the sudden increase in popularity of an Internet site or resource due to an event or link from another site.
Where does flashcrowd come from?: From flash + crowd.

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