Alternative form of mutual assured destruction

(politics, public policy, military) The threat of massive retaliation using nuclear weapons should a potential enemy use them first, both sides being annihilated in the event of war.

A system in which the delivery of a service or the quality of a product is assessed, and compared with that required.

(insurance) A form of life insurance paying a lump sum to the policyholder on survival to a fixed date, or to the estate or beneficiaries if the policyholder dies before that date.

plural of endowment assurance

(insurance) Life insurance that pays out a lump sum benefit on the death of the life assured within the term of the policy, and nothing on survival to the end of the term.

The practice of assuring information and managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data and the systems and processes used for those purposes.

plural of blessed assurance

(euphemistic, US Southern) buttocks, ass.

(software engineering) The level of confidence that software is free from vulnerabilities, either intentionally designed or accidentally inserted at any time.