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Definitions for defensive measure
de·fen·sive mea·sure

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. defense, defence, defensive measurenoun

    (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

    "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"

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  1. defensive measure

    A defensive measure is a precautionary action, strategy, procedure, or system in place to protect or guard against potential harm, threat, danger or damage; it is employed to prevent, deter or respond effectively to an unwelcomed situation, attack or intrusion. This can be used in various fields like military operations, cybersecurity, business operations, legal context, public safety, and health sector.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of defensive measure in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of defensive measure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of defensive measure in a Sentence

  1. Michael Vatis:

    Humans are always the weak link, it's almost always easier to exploit a human through some social engineering gambit than it is to crack, you know, some technological defensive measure.

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