synflood

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noun

A denial-of-service attack in which the attacker sends a succession of SYN (synchronization) requests to the target system in an attempt to consume its resources and make the system unresponsive to legitimate traffic.

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Meanings

nounsynflood (plural synfloods)

plural synfloods

  1. InternetA denial-of-service attack in which the attacker sends a succession of SYN (synchronization) requests to the target system in an attempt to consume its resources and make the system unresponsive to legitimate traffic.
verbsynflood (third-person singular simple present synfloods, present participle synflooding, simple past and past participle synflooded)

present singular third person synfloods · participle present synflooding · participle past synflooded · past synflooded

  1. InternetTo carry out an attack of this kind.

Origin

SYN + flood

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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