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Jamming

nounid 3056·updated May 9, 2026
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An attack in which a device is used to emit electromagnetic energy on a wireless network’s frequency to make it unusable.

Classifications

Entity Type

Threat92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
electronic jammingjam
plural
Jammings
possessive
Jamming's
pluralpossessive
Jammings'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
An attack in which a device is used to emit electromagnetic energy on a wireless network’s frequency to make it unusable.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
An attack that attempts to interfere with the reception of broadcast communications.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
An attack that attempts to interfere with the reception of broadcast communications.
NIST SP 800-481 senseview framework →
§1
An attack in which a device is used to emit electromagnetic energy on a wireless network’s frequency to make it unusable.
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

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