Slashdot effect

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noun

computing a temporary surge in the numbers visiting a website and consequent service slowdown or even server crash that sometimes arises as a result of a new link being set up from a more popular website

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Slashdot effect¹

C21: from the symbols slash + dot , which are conventions of website addresses

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This abbreviation is most often used of attempts to shut down newsgroups with floods of spam, or to flood network links with large amounts of traffic, or to flood network links with large amounts of traffic, often by abusing network broadcast addresses Compare slashdot effect.

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slash-and-burn slasher

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