Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red team

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables: red team
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An independent group employed to challenge an organization by assuming an adversarial role or point of view.

verb

To challenge an organization by assuming an adversarial role.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Operationally, fielded systems are red teamed by the Air Force Information Warfare Center (AFIWC) under the Air Force's Computer Security Assessment Program (CSAP)."
"[…]Senator Diane Feinstein, chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, aptly characterized the alternative analyses applied to the bin Laden intelligence: “They red-teamed it, and red-teamed it, and red-teamed it.”"

Etymology

Red was the color of the Soviet Union on maps during the Cold War, so "red team" represented the adversary during military simulations.

Usage

Transitive verb

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

red teams (plural) red teams (present, singular) red teaming (participle, present) red teamed (participle, past) red teamed (past) red-team (alternative)

Phrases

red teamer alternative analysis

Frequently Paired Words

blue team purple team alternative analysis

Questions

What does red team mean?: An independent group employed to challenge an organization by assuming an adversarial role or point of view.
Where does red team come from?: Red was the color of the Soviet Union on maps during the Cold War, so "red team" represented the adversary during military simulations.

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