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countermeasure::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | measure, step |
| Has types | countermine |
Examples of countermeasure
countermeasure
A countermeasure is a measure or action taken to counter or offset another one.
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As a countermeasure, Taoism promoted itself as a religion with Chinese roots.
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An obvious countermeasure is to keep critical defence equipment off the net.
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An American air strike against the sites would seem the most logical countermeasure.
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Simply put, we have the countermeasure available, and proven technology to deliver it.
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Obesity My Discovery complete with the countermeasure to correct the multiple damage.
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As a countermeasure, she played talk radio into her receiver and used pay phones instead.
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An easy countermeasure would be evacuating to a cordoned off part of the tarmac instead.
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As a countermeasure, the Navy might set its mines to go off at extremely faint signals.
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- An action taken to offset another action
- A countermeasure is a system (usually for a military application) designed to prevent sensor-based weapons from acquiring and/or destroying a target.
- (countermeasures) Action, device, procedure, technique, or other measure that reduces the vulnerability of an automated information system. ...
- (Countermeasures) Employment of devices and/or techniques designed to impair the operational effectiveness of enemy activity.
- (countermeasures) (Army) - Actions taken to counter danger, threat, or hazards. (See also risk management.)
- (COUNTERMEASURES) Steps taken by ships in order to avoid being spotted, including sensor jamming, chaff and other distractions.
- (Countermeasures) In some cases the development of countermeasures is desired or recommendations have to be issued to prevent further accidents of the same kind.
- Anything which effectively negates or mitigates an adversary's ability to exploit vulnerabilities.
- Reactive methods used to prevent an exploit from successfully occurring once a threat has been detected. Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) commonly employ countermeasures to prevent intruders form gaining further access to a computer network. ...
