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| {{Wiktionarypar|attack}} | {{Wiktionarypar|attack}} | ||
| '''Attack''' has a variety of meanings, including: | '''Attack''' has a variety of meanings, including: | ||
| *In ], an '''attack''' is the aggressive attempt to conquer enemy territory, installations, personnel, or equipment or to deny the enemy the use of territory, installations, personnel, or equipment |
*In ], an '''attack''' is the aggressive attempt to conquer enemy territory, installations, personnel, or equipment or to deny the enemy the use of territory, installations, personnel, or equipment | ||
| *The word '''attack''' is used with similar meaning in various ]s. | *The word '''attack''' is used with similar meaning in various ]s. | ||
| *In ], the '''attack''' or '''attack-point''' is the beginning or onset of a ] or event |
*In ], the '''attack''' or '''attack-point''' is the beginning or onset of a ] or event (see ]) | ||
| *In ] and ], '''attack''' is the |
*In ] and ], '''attack''' is the reaction time of an ], such as in ] or noise gates (the opposite is decay or falloff) | ||
| *The word '''attack''' is often used to mean ] or ] |
*The word '''attack''' is often used to mean ] or ] (this usage may have started in newspaper headlines, where "attack" ]s into less text line length than "criticize") | ||
| *], the name of a board game developed by Eagle Games | *], the name of a board game developed by Eagle Games | ||
| *], the title of a poem by Siegfried Sassoon | *], the title of a poem by Siegfried Sassoon | ||
| *], a song by the band System of a Down | *], a song by the band ''System of a Down'' | ||
| *], a medical term | *], a medical term | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Attack has a variety of meanings, including:
- In military science, an attack is the aggressive attempt to conquer enemy territory, installations, personnel, or equipment or to deny the enemy the use of territory, installations, personnel, or equipment
- The word attack is used with similar meaning in various games.
- In music, the attack or attack-point is the beginning or onset of a note or event (see interonset interval)
- In audio and radio, attack is the reaction time of an envelope detector, such as in audio level compression or noise gates (the opposite is decay or falloff)
- The word attack is often used to mean criticize or accuse (this usage may have started in newspaper headlines, where "attack" typesets into less text line length than "criticize")
- Attack!, the name of a board game developed by Eagle Games
- Attack (poem), the title of a poem by Siegfried Sassoon
- Attack (song), a song by the band System of a Down
- Heart attack, a medical term
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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