salami attack

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English

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Etymology

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Referring to the thin slices in which salami is usually served.

Noun

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salamiattack(pluralsalami attacks)

  1. (computing)Anattackagainst a system that consists of many minor actions (such as stealing small amounts of funds from multiple bank accounts) and is thus relatively difficult todetect.
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