Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

information warfare

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: in-for-ma-tion war-fare
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use and management of information in pursuit of an advantage over an opponent, such as propaganda, disinformation, and gathering assurances that one's own information is accurate.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And in each case, they spoke about how the old tools of information warfare—radio channels, television shows, leaflets, letters—have now been joined by digital tools that make it more powerful."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

infowar iw

Questions

What does information warfare mean?: The use and management of information in pursuit of an advantage over an opponent, such as propaganda, disinformation, and gathering assurances that one's own information is accurate.

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