precision-guided
Steered to target
Precision-guided describes weapons or munitions that use guidance systems to hit specific targets with high accuracy: precision-guided missiles, precision-guided bombs.
The technology—using lasers, GPS, or radar—contrasts with unguided "dumb" weapons that follow ballistic trajectories.
The term appears almost exclusively in military contexts.
Military weapon or projectile
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- bombExplosive device or disaster
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- targetingSelecting as objective
smart bomb · airstrike · payload · warhead · sortie · ordnance · cruise missile · artillery
Determining position and course
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- inertialRelating to resistance to change
- laserConcentrated light device
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
radar · homing · seeker · trajectory · telemetry · microprocessor · sensor · satellite
Purposeful involvement to change course
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- robotic surgeryMachine-performed medical procedures
minimally invasive · brachytherapy · ablation · radiosurgery · catheter · implant · localized · oncology
munition
Military weapon or projectile
targeting · smart bomb · airstrike · payload · warhead · sortie · ordnance · cruise missile · artillery · drone strike
navigation
Determining position and course
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- inertialRelating to resistance to change
- laserConcentrated light device
infrared · radar · homing · seeker · trajectory · telemetry · microprocessor · sensor · satellite · targeting computer
intervention
Purposeful involvement to change course
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- therapyCurative mental treatment
robotic surgery · minimally invasive · brachytherapy · ablation · radiosurgery · catheter · implant · localized · oncology · neurosurgery
precision-guidedunguided
Lacking direction or supervision
dumb · free-fall · ballistic · uncontrolled · passive
precision-guidedimprecise
Lacking exactness or accuracy
indiscriminate · inaccurate · carpet-bombing · scattershot · blanket
precision-guidedconventional
Following accepted practices
crude · unsophisticated · low-tech · primitive · basic
precision, precise, precisely, preciseness, imprecise, imprecision, guide, guided, guiding