Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slashdotting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slash-dot-ting
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of the Slashdot effect.

verb

present participle and gerund of slashdot

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

See slashdot.

Inflected Forms

slashdottings (plural)

Questions

What does slashdotting mean?: An instance of the Slashdot effect.
Where does slashdotting come from?: See slashdot.

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