backscatter
- Noun. The deflection of particles and/or radiation by nuclear and/or electromagnetic forces through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
- Noun. The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
- Noun. (military) A portion of the energy or a laser that is scattered back in the seeker's direction by an obscurant.
- Noun. (computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
- Verb. To scatter particles and/or radiation by the atoms of the medium being passed through.
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