noun
denial-of-service attack; DoS attack
Technical term used in cybersecurity contexts. Often abbreviated as DoS攻撃.
See also: ＤｏＳ攻撃
大規模なサービス拒否攻撃により、ウェブサイトが一時的にダウンした。
The website went down temporarily due to a large-scale denial-of-service attack.
Abbreviation of サービス拒否攻撃, commonly used in technical discussions.
Compound of サービス (service), 拒否 (denial), and 攻撃 (attack), calque of English 'denial-of-service attack'.