jammings

Deliberate interference acts

Jammings is the plural of jamming, covering its various senses.

A jamming can be an instance of blocking or obstructing: repeated jammings of the paper feed.

In radio or electronic warfare, jammings are deliberate interference with signals: The military reported multiple jammings of enemy communications.

In music, jammings refers to informal improvised sessions: weekend jammings with friends.

interference

scrambling

Moving clumsily in haste

radio frequency · jammer · glitch · white noise · electromagnetic · feedback · attenuation · squelch · shielding · spoofing

obstruction

gridlock

Complete mutual obstruction

logjam · snarl-up · chokepoint · impasse · standstill · traffic · barrier · roadblock · pileup · backup

musical

improvisation

Spontaneous, unplanned creation

  • sessionScheduled time for activity
  • grooveNarrow cut or routine
  • riffRepeated musical phrase

freeform · spontaneous · ensemble · collaboration · syncopation · interplay · solo · vamp · noodling · blues

mechanical

stuck

Unable to move

gears · frozen · binding · lodged · caught · obstructed · printer · cartridge · feed · roller

Opposites
signal transmission

jammingsbroadcasts

Transmissions for public reception

transmissions · receptions · amplifications · signal boosts · clearings

physical flow

jammingsclearings

Treeless forest spaces

unblockings · releases · openings · clearances · easings

mechanical obstruction

jammingsfreeing

Releasing from confinement

releasing · loosening · clearing · unsticking · free movement

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