broadcast storm

noun

Extreme amounts of broadcast traffic over a computer network, typically caused by a loop in the network topology.

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Meanings

nounbroadcast storm (plural broadcast storms)

plural broadcast storms

  1. communicationsExtreme amounts of broadcast traffic over a computer network, typically caused by a loop in the network topology.
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APA

broadcast storm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broadcast%20storm

MLA

“broadcast storm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broadcast%20storm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broadcast storm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broadcast%20storm.

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