slashdotting

English

Etymology

See slashdot.

Noun

slashdotting (plural slashdottings)

1. An instance of the Slashdot effect.
   • 2008, Ben Scofield, Practical REST on Rails 2 Projects, page 258:

     Luckily, there are a variety of strategies to meet these challenges, ranging from careful planning before development to last-minute fixes you can make as a slashdotting or DoS attack first starts to overwhelm your servers.

Verb

slashdotting

1. present participle and gerund of slashdot