(medicine) A temporary cessation or reduction of blood supply to part of the brain, resulting in brief neurologic dysfunction that usually persists for less than 24 hours.

(fencing) An attack on the opponent's blade, e.g. beat, expulsion, pressure

Alternative spelling of transient ischemic attack

plural of real-time attack

(video games, speedrunning) A non-tool-assisted speedrun of a game that is timed using a separate timer from that of any in-game timer.

plural of evil maid attack

(computing) An attack on an unattended device, in which a person with physical access alters it in some undetectable way so that they can later secretly access it again.

A common chess opening based on the Two Knights' Defence, characterized by the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7, in which white sacrifices its king's knight to gain attacking momentum.

plural of attack au fer

(Internet) A type of network computer attack that attempts to render a particular service (e.g. web site) unavailable to its audience.