interceptors
Those who intercept
Interceptors are things designed to stop or catch something in transit.
Fighter aircraft tasked with engaging enemy planes before they reach their targets are interceptors, as are missiles designed to destroy incoming warheads.
In software, interceptors are components that intercept requests or data flowing through a system, allowing modification or inspection before processing continues.
The term applies broadly to anything positioned to cut off or block something mid-course.
Armed military aircraft
- air defenseProtection from aerial attack
- scrambleMix into disorder
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- radarRadio-wave object detection
sortie · dogfight · stealth · MiG · F-15 · pursuit · engagement · airspace
Hidden listening device
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- SIGINTIntelligence from communications intercepts
monitoring · encryption · NSA · intelligence · communications · metadata · frequency · radio
Inter-application bridging software
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- HTTPWeb data transmission standard
- filterPorous separation device
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
logging · Angular · pipeline · handler · preprocessing · routing · cross-cutting · decorator
Secondary football position
- cornerbackDefensive back covering receivers
- safetyFreedom from harm
- linebackerSecond-level defensive position
- deflectionChange in trajectory
coverage · zone · man-to-man · quarterback · turnover · football · ball hawk · shutdown
fighter jets
Armed military aircraft
- air defenseProtection from aerial attack
- scrambleMix into disorder
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
radar · sortie · dogfight · stealth · MiG · F-15 · pursuit · engagement · airspace · bogey
wiretap
Hidden listening device
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- signalMessage-conveying cue
SIGINT · monitoring · encryption · NSA · intelligence · communications · metadata · frequency · radio · decryption
middleware
Inter-application bridging software
authentication · logging · Angular · pipeline · handler · preprocessing · routing · cross-cutting · decorator · hook
defensive back
Secondary football position
- cornerbackDefensive back covering receivers
- safetyFreedom from harm
- linebackerSecond-level defensive position
deflection · coverage · zone · man-to-man · quarterback · turnover · football · ball hawk · shutdown · anticipation
- Air Forcesair force, US Air Force, Luftwaffe, RAF, squadrons
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- sanitationsewage, sewers, cleaning, sewer, disinfecting
- spacecraftspacecraft, starships, spaceship, Voyager 1, rocket ships
- sewage systemssewage, sewers, sewer, sewer lines, wastewater
- air warfareair strike, airstrike, bombing runs, air raid, dive bombing
interceptorsbombers
Aircraft designed for airstrikes
strategic bombers · attack aircraft · transport aircraft · transports · cargo planes
interceptorspenetrators
Things that force through
intruders · aggressors · attackers · infiltrators · raiders
interceptorstransmitters
Devices that send signals
broadcasters · senders · emitters · originators · beacons
- police interceptorFast law enforcement vehicle
- interceptor missilesWeapons that neutralize airborne threats