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Fork bomb
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, a fork bomb (also called rabbit virus) is a <a href="/facts/Denial-of-service_attack/6nkoK02J">denial-of-service (DoS) attack</a> wherein a <a href="/facts/Process_(computing)/Vcq7EnUV">process</a> continually replicates itself to deplete available system resources, slowing down or crashing the system due to <a href="/facts/Resource_starvation/E9UjtIWS">resource starvation</a>. </p>