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information warfare

(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (Military) the use of electronic communciations and the Internet to disrupt a country's telecommunications, power supply, transport system, etc.

Information operations conducted during time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries. Also called IW. See also crisis; information; information operations; operation.

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information warfare - the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries; "not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare"

war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"

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information warfare (redirected from Information war)

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