Meanings
proper noun
- European UnionabbreviationinitialismeconomicsInitialism of European Common Market.
nounECM (countable and uncountable, plural ECMs)
plural ECMs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of engine control module.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablematerials scienceInitialism of engineered cellular magmatic.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of enterprise content management.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegrammarInitialism of exceptional case-marking.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of extracellular matrix.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableastronomyInitialism of extra-cluster medium.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of electronic countermeasure.
(a) Intelligence.—This includes SIGINT, ELINT and their Electronic countermeasures (ECM, ECCM, ECCCM and so on).
2002, Indian Journal of Strategic Studies, volume 23, page 163 - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemathematicsInitialism of elliptic curve method.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of electronic control module.
Synonyms: ECU
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nounelectronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum
Similar
electronic countermeasures
Broader
electronic warfareEW
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ECM. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ECM
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“ECM.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ECM. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ECM,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ECM.
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