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Meaning of defence in depth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A strategy that seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker, potentially yielding a limited amount of territory in order to stress the attacker's logistics and reduce their momentum.
  2. The use of multilayered protection to make a system reliable even if part of the protection fails.

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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