What Does DDOS Stand For?

DDOS stands for Distributed Denial Of Service

DDOS, or Distributed Denial Of Service, refers to a malicious attack where multiple compromised systems are used to flood a target server or network with excessive traffic, rendering it unable to respond to legitimate requests. This type of cyberattack aims to disrupt service availability, causing significant downtime and impacting the target's operations and user accessibility.

Added on 14th April 2008 | Last edited on 17th June 2025 | Edit Acronym