synflooding

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A form of synflood — 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

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of synflood
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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