Etymology

After Slashdot, a web site that commonly links to other, smaller sites, which can cause the eponymous effect.

Noun

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1. (InternetCategory:en:Internet#SLASHDOTEFFECT) The phenomenon whereby a site is overwhelmed by traffic after being linked to by a site with a larger audience.