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ELECTRONIC JAMMING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

Synonyms:

electronic jamming; jam; jamming

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("electronic jamming" is a kind of...):

ECM; electronic countermeasures (electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electronic jamming"):

barrage jamming (electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously)

selective jamming; spot jamming (electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency)

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