資料來源 : pyDict

(不正確的數據包在網絡上發送出去時, 導致多台主機同時響應, 同時將此包再次發送,如此以指數倍增長,導致整個網絡癱瘓.)

資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

broadcast storm
     
         An {broadcast} on a {network} that causes
        multiple {hosts} to respond by broadcasting themselves,
        causing the storm to grow exponentially in severity.
     
        See {network meltdown}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1995-02-07)