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defense in depth

defense in depth is the alternative form of defence in depth.

Meaning of defence in depth

Noun

defence in depth (countable and uncountable, plural defences in depth)

  1. 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.
  2. The use of multilayered protection to make a system reliable even if part of the protection fails.

Forms of defense in depth

pluraldefenses in depth

Questions about defense in depth

What is defense in depth the alternative form of?
Defense in depth is the alternative form of defence in depth.

Words near defense in depth in the dictionary

  1. defensatives
  2. defense
  3. defense attorney
  4. defense attorneys
  5. defense in abatement
  6. defense in depth
  7. defense lawyer
  8. defense lawyers
  9. defense mechanism
  10. defense mechanisms
  11. defense wound

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