Denial-Of-Service Attack (DOS): An organized effort to disrupt email or Web service by sending more messages or traffic than a server can handle, shutting it down until the messages stop.

 

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Denial-Of-Service Attack (DOS): An organized effort to disrupt email or Web service by sending more messages or traffic than a server can handle, shutting it down until the messages stop.

Extra Attacker: A player who has been substituted for the team's goaltender on the ice.

Electronic Attack (EA): Electronic attack (ea), previously known as electronic counter measures (ecm), is conducted on radar systems to reduce or prevent the radar’s use of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Panic Attacks: acute, episodic attacks of extreme anxiety

Sixth Attacker: This is the extra skater who comes on the ice after the goalie has been pulled.

Disc Operating System (DOS): This is a command line operating system that was created by Bill Gates while he was working for IBM. The Windows operating systems are designed to run on top of the DOS system. It is more co . . . View Full Definition

Dictionary Attack: A type of spam program that bombards a mail server with millions of alphabetically generated email addresses in the hope that some addresses will be guessed correctly.

Attacking Zone: Is that portion of the rink farthest from the defended goal. So that area closest to your opponentís goal is the attacking zone.

Attacking Line: Consists of two wings (right and left) and a center; these three players play nearer the opponent’s goal and are responsible for most of the scoring.