denial of service

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denial of service

noun denials of service

  1. Internet, countable, uncountable A denial-of-service attack.
  2. countable, uncountable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see denial, of, service. Black people have led protests against immigration restrictions, denial of service in restaurants, and employment discrimination right up to the present time (Walker 1980), in particular when even the authorities of the state could not be counted upon to help.

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@misc{denial_of_service_2026,
  title = {denial of service},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/denial%20of%20service},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}