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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An often physical or electronic simulation of a military operation involving two or more forces and using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an actual or assumed situation.
  • noun A simulation of a proposed plan of action or a strategy, intended to test its validity when challenged.

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  • noun military A simulation, by whatever means, of a military operation involving two or more opposing forces using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an actual or assumed real-life situation.
  • noun A game that simulates or represents a military operation.

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  • noun a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy

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    - 'Dear John', Germaine Greer, circa 1969.

    March 28, 2008