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1. A NON-ADAPTIVE ROUTING ALGORITHM which is used for ROUTING data stored in PACKETS. This algorithm involves a computer sending the packet out on every transmission line that it is connected to, apart from the line it emerged from. In this way a packet is guaranteed to traverse the current shortest path in a network. When such a packet arrives, all the duplicate packets are then discarded. This is an expensive form of routing as it can increase network TRAFFIC considerably. However, it has its uses: for example, in a military network where robustness and reliability are required. A more efficient version of flooding is known as SELECTIVE FLOODING.

2. Used to describe a DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK, when a computer is bombarded with messages. See, for example, SYN FLOODING.

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flooding

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flooding (flud-ing) n.
1. excessive bleeding from the uterus, as in menorrhagia or miscarriage.

2. (in psychology) a method of treating phobias in which the patient is exposed intensively and at length to the feared object, either in reality or fantasy.

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