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  • noun In global guerrilla warfare, the point of greatest emphasis during an attack.
  • noun The point in a system (either an infrastructure or a market), where a swarm of insults, disruptions and attacks will cascade and collapse the system, resulting in financial loss, supply shortages, or destabilization.

Etymologies

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From German Schwerpunkt (blitzkrieg warfare).

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