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slashdot

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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verb

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, dated

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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