DEFCON
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of DEFCON
def(ense readiness) con(dition)
Example Sentences
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The since-deleted tweet seemed to refer to the United States’ military readiness condition scale known as DEFCON.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
That’s an apparent reference to the U.S. military readiness condition scale known as DEFCON.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
“Because this is DEFCON, of course almost everyone thought they were clever and voted for Benedict Arnold,” said Halderman.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2018
Everyone who’s ever attended DEFCON, the largest hacker conference in North America, has been warned not to connect to the hotel wifi and to bring burner devices to the conference.
From The Verge ● Dec. 21, 2017
He continued improving DEFCON, writing up to four more versions of the program.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
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