security theater
Sicherheitstheater
Security measures which are intended to, or do, provide a feeling or illusion of…Security measures which are intended to, or do, provide a feeling or illusion of improved security, while doing little or nothing to actually improve security.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Security measures which are intended to, or do, provide a feeling or illusion of improved security, while doing little or nothing to actually improve security.
Sicherheitstheater
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
measures which provide a sense of security without providing security:
Origin
Coined by American computer scientist Bruce Schneier in 2003.Coined by American computer scientist Bruce Schneier in 2003.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable