cancelbombing

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English

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Etymology

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From cancel +‎ bombing.

Noun

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cancelbombing (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) A malicious technique whereby a large number of cancel messages are sent out to one or more Usenet newsgroups.
    • 1998 October 26, Andrew Gierth, “Re: A way to deal with Supersedes: (was Re; Cat bathing)”, in news.software.nntp[1] (Usenet):
      NNTP-Posting-Host is the least forgeable and most reliable when dealing with spam (though somewhat less so when dealing with flooding, cancelbombing, and other more advanced forms of abuse).
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