A tactic is a conceptual action or short series of actions with the aim of achieving a short-term goal. This action can be implemented as one or more specific tasks. The term is commonly used in business , by protest groups, in military , espionage , and law enforcement contexts, as well as in chess , sports or other competitive activities .
12-496: [REDACTED] Look up tactic or tactics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tactic(s) or Tactical may refer to: Tactic (method) , a conceptual action implemented as one or more specific tasks Military tactics , the disposition and maneuver of units on a particular sea or battlefield Chess tactics Political tactics TACTIC (military program) ,
24-519: A 1996 album by John Abercrombie Tactics (band) , an Australian band Tactics (game) , generally credited as the first board wargame Tactics (manga) , a Japanese manga series Tactic (video game) , a puzzle video game Tactics (video games studio) , a Japanese visual novel studio Tactical (album) , a 2011 album by World Under Blood See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Tactic All pages with titles containing Tactic Topics referred to by
36-495: A U.S. military research program conducted by DARPA Computer science [ edit ] TACTIC (web framework) , a smart process application by Southpaw Technology Geography [ edit ] Tactic, Guatemala , a municipality in the Alta Verapaz department Entertainment [ edit ] Tactics, a dart game similar to cricket " Tactics ", a 1995 song by The Yellow Monkey Tactics (album) ,
48-474: A puzzle video game Tactics (video games studio) , a Japanese visual novel studio Tactical (album) , a 2011 album by World Under Blood See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Tactic All pages with titles containing Tactic Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tactic . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
60-439: A specific mission and achieve a specific objective, or to advance toward a specific target . The terms tactic and strategy are often confused: tactics are the actual means used to gain an objective, while strategy is the overall campaign plan, which may involve complex operational patterns, activity, and decision-making that govern tactical execution. The United States Department of Defense Dictionary of Military Terms defines
72-418: Is τάγμα ( tagma ), meaning ordinance, command . Both words root in the verb τάσσω ( tasso ), meaning draw up in order, station, appoint A strategy is a set of guidelines used to achieve an overall objective, whereas tactics are the specific actions aimed at adhering to those guidelines. In military usage, a military tactic is used by a military unit of no larger than a division to implement
84-405: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages tactic [REDACTED] Look up tactic or tactics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tactic(s) or Tactical may refer to: Tactic (method) , a conceptual action implemented as one or more specific tasks Military tactics ,
96-401: The Alta Verapaz department Entertainment [ edit ] Tactics, a dart game similar to cricket " Tactics ", a 1995 song by The Yellow Monkey Tactics (album) , a 1996 album by John Abercrombie Tactics (band) , an Australian band Tactics (game) , generally credited as the first board wargame Tactics (manga) , a Japanese manga series Tactic (video game) ,
108-399: The disposition and maneuver of units on a particular sea or battlefield Chess tactics Political tactics TACTIC (military program) , a U.S. military research program conducted by DARPA Computer science [ edit ] TACTIC (web framework) , a smart process application by Southpaw Technology Geography [ edit ] Tactic, Guatemala , a municipality in
120-583: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tactic&oldid=1180764523 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tactic (method) The word originates from the Ancient Greek adjective τακτικός ( taktikos ), meaning that which pertains to ordinance . The related Ancient Greek noun
132-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tactic . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tactic&oldid=1180764523 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732783468003144-453: The tactical level as "the level of war at which battles and engagements are planned and executed to accomplish military objectives assigned to tactical units or task forces. Activities at this level focus on the ordered arrangement and maneuver of combat elements in relation to each other and to the enemy to achieve combat objectives." If, for example, the overall goal is to win a war against another country, one strategy might be to undermine
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