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Jamming - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Jamming : (noun)
1: deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy
for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic
devices or systems [syn: electronic jamming, jam]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Jam \Jam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jammed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jamming.] [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs,
or more likely from the same source as champ See Champ.]
1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to
squeeze; to wedge in.
The . . . jammed in between two rocks. --De Foe.
2. To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a
door. [Colloq.]
3. (Naut.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half
her upper sails are laid aback. --W. C. Russell.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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