tactical

adj, noun — 6 senses

tactical

adj

/ˈtæktɪk(ə)l/

Etymology From tactic + -al.

1

Of or relating to tactics.

  • As in the 1-0 win against Norway in Oslo, this was an England performance built on the foundations of solid defence and tactical discipline.2012 June 2, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Belgium”, in BBC Sport:
2

Of or relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than strategic ones.

  • tactical nuclear weapon
  • There are already hopes that actual tactical surprise has been attained, and we hope to furnish the enemy with a succession of surprises during the course of the fighting.1944 June 7, Winston Churchill, speech to House of Commons
3

Adroit, skilful or ingenious.

4

Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry Having a military appearance, typically with accessories such as a bipod, adjustable stock, detachable magazine or black coloration.

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tactical

noun

Etymology From tactic + -al.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A combinator of proof tactics.

  • The repeat that we use here is called a tactical, or tactic combinator. The behavior of repeat t is to loop through running t, running t on all generated subgoals, running t on their generated subgoals, and so on. When t fails at any point in this search tree, that particular subgoal is left to be handled by later tactics.2013, Adam Chlipala, Certified Programming with Dependent Types:
2

A private war reenactment event involving mock battles or skirmishes.

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