"defence in depth" meaning in All languages combined

See defence in depth on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: defences in depth [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|defences in depth}} defence in depth (countable and uncountable, plural defences in depth)
  1. (military) A strategy that seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker, potentially yielding a limited amount of territory in order to stress the attacker's logistics and reduce their momentum. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-defence_in_depth-en-noun-eh5WsAlT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. The use of multilayered protection to make a system reliable even if part of the protection fails. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-defence_in_depth-en-noun-v3Phenu4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: defense in depth

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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