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ping of death

attack on a computer system that involves sending a malformed or otherwise malicious ping to a computer
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ping of death

Summary

ping of death ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ping of death's subclass of is recorded as denial-of-service attack[2].
  • ping of death's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06sznj[3].
  • ping of death's uses is recorded as Q188876[4].
  • ping of death's schematic is recorded as Ping of death.png[5].
  • ping of death's P6009 is recorded as 4051[6].
  • ping of death's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 142190105[7].
  • ping of death's ComputerLanguage.com definition is recorded as Ping+of+Death[8].

Why It Matters

ping of death ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ping of death. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ping-of-death
MLA “ping of death.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ping-of-death.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ping-of-death_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ping of death}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ping-of-death}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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