a calculated action, determined by the absence of a proper locus

a "course of action that represents part of the detailing of strategies

a detailed action that you implement as part of your strategy

a limited action, employed to achieve a restricted objective

a limited plan of action, based on a conception of how best to utilize the available means of fighting to achieve a restricted objective as part of the wider strategy

a method for carrying out a strategy

a move to achieve an immediate end, to effect some object, to achieve a part of an answer or a task

an action, or short sequence of actions, which you use to achieve your strategical goals

an idea until such time as they do it, then it becomes an action

a small part of strategy, a 'special move' shall we call it

a strategy of a lower order

deploying, disposing, and using resources for gaining advantage or success, in order to carry out a strategy. As used in Dr. Tom Gilbert's performance matrix, tactics are the duties required and tools developed in order to implement strategies, and are measured by their cost.

a method or action for accomplishing an end.

An approach a teacher uses to help a student learn.

A detailed, specific plan or course of action by which a strategy is to be implemented.

specific details or parts of a strategy, and how it can be implemented

Test tactics are normally comments within test files which explain the approach used by the test developer to test an assertion. The overall approach for testing grouped elements of functionality should be included within the test suite design. Also known as strategy.

A method or approach employed as part of a strategy [G&K

A specific device or plan for carrying out a strategy.

A tactic is a method employed to help achieve a certain goal. Military tactics refers to the study of actions undertaken in warfare, but due to its use describing a broad range of subjects, the term is frequently used in theoretical fields like economics, trade and games and a host of other practical fields like negotiation and navigation.

a plan to win the point

a trick for getting the upper hand in a particular situation

a very specific maneuver or plan for attaining a very specific goal

In cultural studies, a tactic refers to an everyday cultural practice that enable alienated and oppressed people to achieve practical kinds of power, without disrupting the established social order. According to Michel de Certeau, tactics are "victories of the 'weak' over the 'strong', clever tricks, knowing how to get away with things, 'hunter's cunning' maneuvers, polymorphic simulations, joyful discoveries, poetic as well as warlike." According to de Certeau: "a calculus which cannot count on a proper, nor thus on a borderline distinguishing the other as a visible totality," rather insinuating itself into "the other's place." A tactic depends on time and "must constantly manipulate events in order to turn them into opportunities."