text: Military Terms
  cyberspace electromagnetic activities — The process of planning, integrating, and synchronizing cyberspace
  and electronic warfare operations in support of unified land operations. (ADP 3-0) Also called CEMA.
  cyberspace exploitation — (DOD) Actions taken in cyberspace to gain intelligence, maneuver, collect
  information, or perform other enabling actions required to prepare for future military operations. (JP 3-12)
  cyberspace operations — (DOD) The employment of cyberspace capabilities where the primary purpose is to
  achieve objectives in or through cyberspace. (JP 3-0)
  cyberspace security — (DOD) Actions taken within protected cyberspace to prevent unauthorized access to,
  exploitation of, or damage to computers and networks, including platform information technology. (JP 3-12)
  cyberspace superiority — (DOD) The degree of dominance in cyberspace by one force that permits the
  secure, reliable conduct of operations by that force, and its related land, air, maritime, and space forces at a
  given time and place without prohibitive interference. (JP 3-12)
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  data — In the context of decision making, unprocessed observations detected by a collector of any kind (human,
  mechanical, or electronic). (ADP 6-0)
  D-day — (DOD) The unnamed day on which a particular operation commences or is to commence. (JP 3-02)
  debarkation — (DOD) The unloading of troops, equipment, or supplies from a ship or aircraft. (JP 3-02)
  debriefing — The systematic questioning of individuals to procure information to answer specific collection
  requirements by direct and indirect questioning techniques. (FM 2-22.3)
  decentralized execution — (DOD) Delegation of execution authority to subordinate commanders. (JP 3-30)
  deception event — (DOD) A deception means executed at a specific time and location in support of a deception
  operation. (JP 3-13.4)
  deception goal — (DOD) Commander’s statement of the purpose of military deception as it contributes to the
  successful accomplishment of the assigned mission. (JP 3-13.4)
  deception means — (DOD) Methods, resources, and techniques that can be used to convey information to the
  deception target. (JP 3-13.4)
  deception objective — (DOD) The desired result of a deception operation expressed in terms of what the
  adversary is to do or not to do at the critical time and/or location. (JP 3-13.4)
  deception story — (DOD) A scenario that outlines the friendly actions that will be portrayed to cause the
  deception target to adopt the desired perception. (JP 3-13.4)
  deception target — (DOD) The adversary decision maker with the authority to make the decision that will
  achieve the deception objective. (JP 3-13.4)
  decision point — (DOD) A point in space and time when the commander or staff anticipates making a key
  decision concerning a specific course of action. (JP 5-0)
  decision support matrix — A written record of a war-gamed course of action that describes decision points and
  associated actions at those decision points. (ADP 5-0) Also called DSM. See also branch, decision point,
  decision support template, sequel.
  decisive action — (Army) The continuous, simultaneous execution of offensive, defensive, and stability
  operations or defense support of civil authorities tasks. (ADP 3-0)
  decisive operation — The operation that directly accomplishes the mission. (ADP 3-0)
  decisive point — (DOD) A geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that, when acted
  upon, allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an adversary or contribute materially to achieving
  success. (JP 5-0)
  decisive terrain — Key terrain whose seizure and retention is mandatory for successful mission
  accomplishment. (ADP 3-90)
  decisively engaged — A fully committed force or unit that cannot maneuver or extricate itself. (FM 3-90)
  deck — The surface of a railcar on which a load rests. (ATP 4-14)
  decompression — (DOD) In personnel recovery, the process of normalizing psychological and behavioral
  reactions that recovered isolated personnel experienced or are currently experiencing as a result of their
  isolation and recovery. (JP 3-50)
  decontamination — (DOD) The process of making any person, object, or area safe by absorbing, destroying,
  neutralizing, making harmless, or removing chemical or biological agents, or by removing radioactive material
  clinging to or around it. (JP 3-11)
  decoy — (DOD) An imitation in any sense of a person, object, or phenomenon that is intended to deceive enemy
  surveillance devices or mislead enemy evaluation. Also called dummy. (JP 3-13.4)