information warfare
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6.7
- noun
- /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈwɔːrfɛr/
- Specialized
:
guerra de la información
- To the extent that information warfare, including the sabotage of computer systems, emerges as a new type of combat, the first blow may be covert, a precursor to more open and conventional hostilities.
I understand how they're brainwashing and information warfare systems work.
- I understand how they're brainwashing and information warfare systems work.
- This is the objective of their information warfare campaign.
- And now, yeah, more savvy about information warfare.
- So in this, you know, this, this environment of information warfare.
Examples
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They are turning to advanced technologies and information warfare as alternatives to nuclear weapons and as solutions to manpower and budget constraints.
Academic text (1996) -
Countering such incendiary transmissions systematically, using information warfare techniques, will go a long way toward securing human rights short of costly, large-scale military investments.
Academic text (1997) -
This is the objective of their information warfare campaign.
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There is a separate but related type of military technology that should be a priority for U.S. intelligence efforts, and it is known as "information warfare."
Academic text (1996) -
Western nations are actively modernizing their militaries, turning to advanced technologies and information warfare as alternatives to nuclear weapons and as solutions to manpower and budget constraints.
Academic text (1996) -
If the new terrorism directs its energies toward information warfare, its destructive power will be exponentially greater than any it wielded in the past—greater even than it would be with biological and chemical weapons.
Academic text (1996) -
During the conflict, both sides engaged in information warfare to manipulate public opinion and gain an advantage.
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The use of information warfare tactics has become crucial in modern military strategy to destabilize opponents.
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He studied various tactics of information warfare to understand how to effectively counter enemy propaganda.
How Aggressive
- Texting
2
7.3
- Specialized
2
6.7
- Texting
291
6.2
806
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'information' (data/knowledge) + 'warfare' (methods of war), i.e. warfare conducted using information — a pattern that follows normal English noun-noun compounding. Although slightly technical, the concept is predictable from the constituents and similar formations exist in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Information warfare comes from the idea of using information as a weapon in warfare. Imagine sending false news, spreading rumors, or breaking into computers to confuse the enemy — that's why the term means 'using information and technology to gain an advantage' today.