noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
round robin; all-play-all
Used in sports, tournaments, or competitions where every participant or team plays against every other. Often appears as 総当たり戦 or 総当たり方式.
See also: 総当たり戦
This tournament will be held in a round-robin format.
総当たり方式だと試合数が多くなる。
With a round-robin system, the number of matches increases.
no losing tickets; all tickets win
Specific to lotteries where every ticket is a winner; often used in promotional campaigns. The phrase 総当たりの宝くじ means a lottery with no blanks.
この福引は総当たりで、はずれがない。
This raffle is a total win, with no losing tickets.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
brute force; exhaustive search
Computing term for trying all possible combinations, especially in cryptography or password cracking. Also used more generally for exhaustive checking of all possibilities.
パスワードを総当たりで解析する。
Crack the password by brute force.
総当たり攻撃に対する対策が必要だ。
Countermeasures against brute-force attacks are necessary.
Each team played against every other team in a round-robin format.
This lottery has no losing tickets—every one wins.
The hacker cracked the password by brute force.
This tournament uses a round-robin system.