surface area

noun

The total area on the surface of an object.

“Disabling network access to unused ports reduces surface area.”

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attack surfaceareaexpanse
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Meanings

nounsurface area (countable and uncountable, plural surface areas)

plural surface areas

  1. countableuncountablegeometryThe total area on the surface of an object.
  2. countableuncountablecomputer securityThe total resources of a system that are accessible from the outside world and thus might be attacked.

    Disabling network access to unused ports reduces surface area.

    Synonyms: attack surface

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe total resources of a system that are accessible from the outside world and thus might be attacked.

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attack surface

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

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areaexpanse
Broader
extent
Also see
areaattack surfaceexpanse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 表面積 /表面积, 面積 /面积
  • 表面積 /表面积 (biǎomiànjī)total area on surface of figure
  • 面積 /面积 (miànjī)total area on surface of figure
Esperanto surfaca areo
  • surfaca areototal area on surface of figure
Finnish pinta-ala, hyökkäyspinta
  • pinta-alatotal area on surface of figure
  • hyökkäyspintatotal resources of a system
  • hyökkäyspinta-alatotal resources of a system
Hungarian alapterület
  • alapterülettotal area on surface of figure
Māori horahanga mata
  • horahanga matatotal area on surface of figure
Norwegian Bokmål overflateareal
  • overflatearealtotal area on surface of figure
Polish powierzchnia, powierzchnia
  • powierzchniatotal area on surface of figure
  • powierzchniatotal resources of a system
Slovak výmera
  • výmeratotal area on surface of figure
Spanish área superficial
  • área superficialtotal area on surface of figure
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APA

surface area. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20area

MLA

“surface area.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20area. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surface area,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface%20area.

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