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red teaming

red teaming is the present participle and gerund of red team.

Meaning of red team

Verb

red team (third-person singular simple present red teams, present participle red teaming, simple past and past participle red teamed)

  1. (transitive) To challenge an organization by assuming an adversarial role.
    • Operationally, fielded systems are red teamed by the Air Force Information Warfare Center (AFIWC) under the Air Force's Computer Security Assessment Program (CSAP).1998, Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, page 218

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What is red teaming the present participle and gerund of?
Red teaming is the present participle and gerund of red team.

Words near red teaming in the dictionary

  1. red tea
  2. red team
  3. red teamed
  4. red teamer
  5. red teamers
  6. red teaming
  7. red teams
  8. red teas
  9. red tegu
  10. red tegus
  11. red terror

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