target acquisition system
- noun
- Specialized
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sistema de adquisición de objetivos
- The ship's target acquisition system allowed the crew to accurately identify enemy vessels.
Examples
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The advanced target acquisition system ensured that the missile strikes hit their intended targets.
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During the naval exercise, the target acquisition system proved essential for tracking potential threats.
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If the commander would pick someone to elude Prowler, I'll show you our target acquisition system.
How Precise
- Specialized
1
6.1
- Specialized
- Specialized
15
5.0
- Specialized
189
3.5
- Specialized
13
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
target + acquisition + system
The overall sense — a system that acquires/detects/identifies targets — follows directly from combining 'target' (the object of interest), 'acquisition' (the act of obtaining or detecting), and 'system' (a set of components). Although the phrase is technical, the composition is regular and the intended meaning is predictable for learners who know the constituent words.
Etymology
The term target acquisition system describes a simple picture: a system that 'acquires' a target, meaning it 'gets' or 'finds' the target and gives its position so weapons can aim correctly.