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  • abbreviation military defense condition, a state of readiness

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Examples

  • DefCon is a new organization dedicated to confronting the power of the religious right.

    mjh's blog — 2005 — September 2005

  • Join DefCon’s Blogger-in-Chief Clark and a rotating host of provocative guest bloggers for discussion, debate, and news.

    mjh's blog — 2005 — September 2005

  • Well, last night Bill O’Reilly offered Dobson an opportunity to answer charges from a group called DefCon, whose cause is "Campaign to Defend the Constitution Because the Religious Right is Wrong."

    Firedoglake » O’Reilly Referees Christian Right Fight 2006

  • I start out reasonably enough but the second the policy-obsessive starts to dig in his or her heels I go right to DefCon 2.

    Generations 2009

  • I start out reasonably enough but the second the policy-obsessive starts to dig in his or her heels I go right to DefCon 2.

    Lance Mannion: 2009

  • No harm came to society, DefCon was merely a little less interesting.

    Discourse.net: Good Advice for Edgy Demos in Talks: Be Patient 2009

  • In the United States, the hobby is slowly becoming much more than an underground pursuit, with enthusiasts meeting and competing at hackers events including the DefCon security conference, Towne said.

    Locksport: Competitive Lockpicking Growing In U.S. Popularity 2010

  • Of course, you can overuse your DefCon 5 tone of voice, so save it for true red-button emergency situations, so that your child knows you mean “Stop immediately!”

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • Of course, you can overuse your DefCon 5 tone of voice, so save it for true red-button emergency situations, so that your child knows you mean “Stop immediately!”

    You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010

  • The three-hour detainment was keeping Appelbaum from the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas, where he gave a speech Saturday defending Wikileaks 'commitment to exposing private government information.

    Jacob Appelbaum, Wikileaks Volunteer, Detained At U.S. Border For Three Hours 2010

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