slashdot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To render a website slow or unusable via the unusually large number of page requests that result from a link on a very popular web site.

Pronunciation

en-uk-slashdot.ogg

Word forms

slashdot slashdots slashdotting slashdotted

Etymology

After Slashdot, a site that commonly links to other, smaller sites.

Synonyms

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