countermeasure
noun
coun·ter·mea·sure
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌme-zhər 
-ˌmā-
: an action or device designed to negate or offset another
The most well-known countermeasure by a physician is a malicious-persecution suit against the lawyer who sued him and failed to prove a case.—
William J. Curran
William J. CurranThe Germans had developed a tricky magnetic mine, but the British had developed a countermeasure for this even before the mine was used.—Bernard Brodie and Fawn M. Brodie
Bernard Brodie and Fawn M. Brodie
especially
: electronic countermeasure
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The program is intended to set up partnerships with industry to help the country better prepare for pandemic threats and develop medical countermeasures, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a press announcement Tuesday.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
The global social contract, therefore, has a second component of equal importance: the equitable distribution of medical countermeasures.
—Lawrence O. Gostin, Scientific American, 19 June 2024
Understanding those motivations is essential to anticipating future nuclear development, deployment, and employment strategies, as well as Beijing’s potential responses to U.S. countermeasures.
—Ashley J. Tellis, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
While some security professionals have given the firm credit, at times, for working hard to find and disclose new vulnerabilities, the sheer volume and cadence of vulnerabilities requiring serious countermeasures has surely stuck with some.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
The global social contract, therefore, has a second component of equal importance: the equitable distribution of medical countermeasures.
—Lawrence O. Gostin, Scientific American, 19 June 2024
Understanding those motivations is essential to anticipating future nuclear development, deployment, and employment strategies, as well as Beijing’s potential responses to U.S. countermeasures.
—Ashley J. Tellis, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
While some security professionals have given the firm credit, at times, for working hard to find and disclose new vulnerabilities, the sheer volume and cadence of vulnerabilities requiring serious countermeasures has surely stuck with some.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024
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countermeasure
noun
coun·ter·mea·sure
ˈkau̇nt-ər-ˌmezh-ər
-ˌmāzh-
: an action or device designed to counteract another
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