(DoD, NATO) The act of maintaining a continuous receiver watch with transmitter calibrated and available, but not necessarily available for immediate use.
(DoD, NATO) The action by land, air, or sea forces to protect by offense, defense, or threat of either or both.
(DoD, NATO) Those measures necessary to give protection to a person, plan, operation, formation, or installation from the enemy intelligence effort and leakage of information.
(DoD, NATO) Shelter or protection, either natural or artificial.
(DoD, NATO) The action by land, air, or sea forces to protect by offense, defense, or threat of either or both.
(DoD, NATO) Those measures necessary to give protection to a person, plan, operation, formation, or installation from the enemy intelligence effort and leakage of information.
(DoD, NATO) Shelter or protection, either natural or artificial.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). cover. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cover/definitions/1961136 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "cover" http://smartdefine.org/cover/definitions/1961136 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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