Meaning | Deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems. |
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Synonyms | electronic jamming, jam |
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Narrower | barrage jamming | electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously |
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spot jamming, selective jamming | electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency |
Broader | electronic countermeasures, ECM | electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum |
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Spanish | interferencia electrónica |
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Verbs | jam | interfere with or prevent the reception of signals |
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