electronic deception

Deliberate activity designed to mislead an enemy in the interpretation or use of information received by his electronic systems. See also electronic imitative deception; electronic manipulative deception; electronic simulative deception.

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electronic deception - the deliberate use of electromagnetic energy in a manner intended to convey misleading information ECM, electronic countermeasures - electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum electronic manipulative deception, manipulative electronic deception - actions to eliminate revealing telltale indicators that could be used by the enemy (or to convey misleading indicators) electronic simulative deception, simulative electronic deception - actions to represent friendly notional or actual capabilities to mislead hostile forces electronic imitative deception, imitative electronic deception - the introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy systems that imitates enemy emissions