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countermeasure

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coun·ter·meas·ure  (kountr-mzhr)
n.
A measure or action taken to counter or offset another one.
countermeasure
Noun
action taken to counteract some other action
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Noun1.countermeasure - an action taken to offset another action
measure, step - any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
countermine - (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
Translations
French countermeasure [ˈkauntəmɛʒəʳ] n → contre-mesure f
German countermeasure [ˈkauntəmɛʒəʳ] counter n → Gegenmaßnahme f
Italian countermeasure [ˈkauntəmɛʒəʳ] n → contromisura
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Tokyo, Japan, Sept 26, 2006 - (JCN) - TDK Corporation has announced the development of the MEA2010LV series of multilayer chip EMI filter arrays with electrostatic discharge (ESD) countermeasure functions.
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At the first stage countermeasures subsystems are formed.
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