cyberoperation

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noun

An operation (e.g. military or espionage) that is carried out in cyberspace.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nouncyberoperation (plural cyberoperations)

plural cyberoperations

  1. An operation (e.g. military or espionage) that is carried out in cyberspace.

    The battle space housing cyberoperations will be every bit as important as areas of operation on terrain of the past were.

    2003, Wayne M Hall, Stray voltage: war in the information age
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    Although the president did not discuss details of the expanding role for the military in offensive and pre-emptive cyberoperations, senior officials said Friday that the Pentagon planned to create a new cybercommand to organize and train for digital war, and to oversee offensive and defensive operations.

    2009 May 30, David E. Sanger, “Obama Outlines Coordinated Cyber-Security Plan”, in New York Times

Origin

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APA

cyberoperation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberoperation

MLA

“cyberoperation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberoperation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberoperation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberoperation.

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