countermeasure
noun
coun·ter·mea·sure
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌme-zhər 
-ˌmā-
: an action or device designed to negate or offset another
The most well-known countermeasure by a physician is a malicious-persecution suit against the lawyer who sued him and failed to prove a case.—
William J. Curran
William J. CurranThe Germans had developed a tricky magnetic mine, but the British had developed a countermeasure for this even before the mine was used.—Bernard Brodie and Fawn M. Brodie
Bernard Brodie and Fawn M. Brodie
especially
: electronic countermeasure
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Another 15 drones failed to reach targets due to Ukrainian countermeasures.
—Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Education, awareness and technological countermeasures are our first lines of defense.
—Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Active countermeasures are in development to protect GNSS systems, as jamming and spoofing are increasingly seen as extensions of more traditional cyber threats.
—Ronald Bisio, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
And there are still no (successful) countermeasures.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Education, awareness and technological countermeasures are our first lines of defense.
—Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Active countermeasures are in development to protect GNSS systems, as jamming and spoofing are increasingly seen as extensions of more traditional cyber threats.
—Ronald Bisio, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
And there are still no (successful) countermeasures.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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countermeasure
noun
coun·ter·mea·sure
ˈkau̇nt-ər-ˌmezh-ər
-ˌmāzh-
: an action or device designed to counteract another
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