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- abbreviation military
defense condition , a state of readiness
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DefCon is a new organization dedicated to confronting the power of the religious right.
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Join DefCon’s Blogger-in-Chief Clark and a rotating host of provocative guest bloggers for discussion, debate, and news.
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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."
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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
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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
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No harm came to society, DefCon was merely a little less interesting.
Discourse.net: Good Advice for Edgy Demos in Talks: Be Patient 2009
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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
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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
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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
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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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