flashcrowd

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flashcrowd

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From flash + crowd.

noun flashcrowds · flash crowd

The large number of people brought by the sudden increase in popularity of an Internet site or resource due to an event or link from another site. We now focus on the system's reaction to the sudden popularity of a single (new) file. This phenomenon is also called the flashcrowd effect.

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"flashcrowd." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flashcrowd. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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flashcrowd. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flashcrowd

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"flashcrowd." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flashcrowd.

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@misc{flashcrowd_2026,
  title = {flashcrowd},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flashcrowd},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}