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Definitions used across intelligence literacy, evidence, oversight, influence, identity, mental health, personas, and game mechanics. A definition explains site usage; it does not replace jurisdiction-specific law or individual clinical assessment.

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PSYOPS terminology and evidence

Information operations

A coordinating or integrating military concept involving multiple information-related capabilities; it is not automatically synonymous with psychological operations.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
PSYOPS terminology and evidence

Psychological operations

A formal military or institutional category for planned influence activity directed at authorized audiences under stated authorities; exact wording and scope vary by system and period.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
PSYOPS terminology and evidence

PSYOP

The U.S. and allied abbreviation commonly used for psychological operations; in public slang it is often misused as a synonym for any surprising or suspicious event.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
PSYOPS terminology and evidence

PSYOPS

A common plural or collective spelling for psychological operations; doctrinal capitalization and singular/plural usage vary.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
PSYOPS terminology and evidence

Public diplomacy

Overt civilian-state communication and exchange directed toward foreign publics; it should not be collapsed into military psychological operations.

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