総そう当あたり

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

• この大たい会かいは総そう当あたり戦せんで行おこなわれる。

  This tournament will be held in a round-robin format.

• 総そう当あたり方ほう式しきだと試し合あい数すうが多おおくなる。

  With a round-robin system, the number of matches increases.

noun

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.

• この福ふく引びきは総そう当あたりで、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.

• パスワードを総そう当あたりで解かい析せきする。

  Crack the password by brute force.

• 総そう当あたり攻こう撃げきに対たいする対たい策さくが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Countermeasures against brute-force attacks are necessary.