Security
SYN
Abbreviation for Synchronize
In short and in plain language
SYN is the message a device sends over the internet to ask for a connection.
In a flood attack, a server gets very many of these requests. This overloads it.
This can make a website hard to reach.
Definition
SYN refers to the message with which a device requests a connection when connecting over the internet. In a SYN flood, a server is overloaded with very many such requests. This can disrupt the availability of a website.