IW
IW is the initialism of information warfare.
IW is the initialism of irregular warfare.
IW is the initialism of Isle of Wight.
IW is the initialism of Ipswich.
Meaning of information warfare
Noun
information warfare (uncountable)
- The use and management of information in pursuit of an advantage over an opponent, such as propaganda, disinformation, and gathering assurances that one's own information is accurate.
- And in each case, they spoke about how the old tools of information warfare—radio channels, television shows, leaflets, letters—have now been joined by digital tools that make it more powerful.2018, Carl Miller, chapter 6, in The Death of the Gods […] , William Heinemann, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- infowar
Meaning of irregular warfare
Noun
irregular warfare (uncountable)
- Warfare in which one or more combatants are irregulars (such as partisans, guerrillas or insurgents) rather than regular military forces.
- Studying the raid's effect on one community reveals how the different forms of irregular warfare — partisan warfare, guerrilla tactics, and cavalry raids — intertwined along the Ohio River border.2010, Stephen I. Rockenback, “The Spoliation of Defenseless Farmers and Villagers”, in U.S. Army and Irregular Warfare 1775-2007: Selected Papers, →ISBN
Questions about IW
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- IW is the initialism of information warfare.
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