Detection
Detection noun - The act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time.
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Synonyms for Detection
Search and detection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Search" instead a noun "Detection".
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The Americans urge them to concentrate the search around the assigned targets, but the crew switches them for targets of opportunity and fly at low altitude to escape detection.
Source: Film / Dr. Strangelove -
Hydroacoustic Search (available to lower-tier cruisers) has a similar function but with much shorter range, and with the added benefit of improving torpedo detection.
Source: Video Game / World Of Warships -
Humans have stealth shuttles and suits for covert ops, but they only delay detection when an active search is under way, and also rely heavily on software trickery in addition to physical attributes.
Source: Literature / The Lost Fleet
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