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A Countermeasure is a action that is taken to counter another action.
- See: Military, Diplomatics.
References
2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countermeasure Retrieved:2020-10-11.
- A countermeasure is a measure or action taken to counter or offset another one. As a general concept it implies precision, and is any technological or tactical solution or system (often for a military application) designed to prevent an undesirable outcome in the process. The first known use of the term is in 1923. [1]
Countermeasures can refer to the following disciplinary spectrum:
- Defense
- Medicine
- Materials engineering
- Electro-magnetic engineering
- Policing
- Information technology
- Law
- Diplomatic security
- Pollution prevention
- Defense countermeasures are often subdivided into "active" and "passive" countermeasures.
- A countermeasure is a measure or action taken to counter or offset another one. As a general concept it implies precision, and is any technological or tactical solution or system (often for a military application) designed to prevent an undesirable outcome in the process. The first known use of the term is in 1923. [1]
- ↑ Merriam-Webster Dictionary "Countermeasure" defined
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