slashdotting

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noun

An instance of the Slashdot effect.

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Meanings

nounslashdotting (plural slashdottings)

plural slashdottings

  1. An instance of the Slashdot effect.

    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.

    2008, Ben Scofield, Practical REST on Rails 2 Projects, page 258
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of slashdot

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
slashdot effect

Origin

See slashdot.

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Cite this entry
APA

slashdotting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slashdotting

MLA

“slashdotting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slashdotting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slashdotting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slashdotting.

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