Definitions for "Countermeasure"
An action taken to reduce risk. It may reduce the 'value' of the asset, the threats facing the asset or the vulnerability of that asset to those threats.
Action or measure taken to reduce risk. Can be in form of design, operational or maintenance procedures.
An action or process that is currently in place to contain a risk to an acceptable level or to reduce the threat.
a system (usually for a military application) designed to prevent weapon s from acquiring and/or destroying a target
A countermeasure is a system (usually for a military application) designed to prevent sensor-based weapons from acquiring and/or destroying a target.
Keywords:  trauma, undesirable, step, road, chain
a measure which attempts to break the road trauma chain before one of the undesirable steps can occur (eg
a step planned and taken in opposition to another act or potential act