JAMMING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jamming mean? 

• JAMMING (noun)
  The noun JAMMING has 1 sense:

1. deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

  Familiarity information: JAMMING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JAMMING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

electronic jamming; jam; jamming

Hypernyms ("jamming" is a kind of...):

ECM; electronic countermeasures (electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jamming"):

barrage jamming (electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously)

selective jamming; spot jamming (electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency)

Derivation:

jam (interfere with or prevent the reception of signals)

 Context examples 

This pro-inflammatory response in turn interferes with normal metabolism in the liver, specifically jamming up or blocking insulin signaling to the liver cells.

(When Liver Immune Cells Turn Bad, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)