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Definition[]

imitative communications deception is the

[i]ntroduction of deceptive messages or signals into an adversary's telecommunications signals.[1]
[t]hat division of deception involving the introduction of false or misleading but plausible communications into target systems that mimics or imitates the targeted communications.[2]

References[]

  1. OPSEC Glossary of Terms.
  2. U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Pub. 1–02: DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (Nov. 8, 2010, as amended through May 15, 2011) (full-text).
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