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| ⚫ | In ], an '''attack''' is the aggressive attempt to conquer ] ], installations, personnel, or ] or to deny the enemy the use of territory, installations, personnel, or equipment, for example by ]ing the equipment. A defending force may ] themselves, ], or launch a ]. | ||
| ⚫ | *In ], an '''attack''' is the aggressive attempt to conquer ] ], installations, personnel, or ] or to deny the enemy the use of territory, installations, personnel, or equipment, for example by ]ing the equipment. A defending force may ] themselves, ], or launch a ]. | ||
| 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. See ]. | *In ], the '''attack''' or '''attack-point''' is the beginning or onset of a ] or event. See ]. | ||
| *In ] and ], '''attack''' is the ] time of an ], such as in ] or ]s. The opposite is ] or ]. | |||
| *The word '''attack''' is often used to mean ] or ]. This usage may have started in ] ]s, where "attack" ]s into less text line length than "criticize". | |||
| ⚫ | *'''"]"''' is also the title of a poem by ]. | ||
| The word '''attack''' is often used to mean ] or ]. This usage may have started in ] ]s, where "attack" ]s into less text line length than "criticize". | |||
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| ⚫ | '''Attack''' is the title of a poem by Siegfried Sassoon |
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Topics referred to by the same term
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Attack.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
- 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, for example by destroying the equipment. A defending force may defend themselves, surrender, or launch a counter-attack.
- 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" is also the title of a poem by Siegfried Sassoon.
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