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salami attack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
salami at-tack
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An attack against a system that consists of many minor actions (such as stealing small amounts of funds from multiple bank accounts) and is thus relatively difficult to detect.

Etymology

Referring to the thin slices in which salami is usually served.

Inflected Forms

salami attacks (plural)

Questions

What does salami attack mean?
An attack against a system that consists of many minor actions (such as stealing small amounts of funds from multiple bank accounts) and is thus relatively difficult to detect.
Where does salami attack come from?
Referring to the thin slices in which salami is usually served.

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