deconflict

Etymology

de- +‎ conflict

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːkənˈflɪkt/

Verb

deconflict (third-person singular simple present deconflicts, present participle deconflicting, simple past and past participle deconflicted)

1. (military) To change the flightpath of a craft or weapon to reduce the chance of an accidental collision.
2. (computer science) To resolve contradictory conclusions or responses to queries in a rule-based or deductive reasoning system.
3. To alter (something) to avoid conflicting with something else

   We need to deconflict our schedules to find a time when we can all meet.

4. (The process of elimination of conflicting objects means to:) [deconflict].

   This was a software patch called "The Elimination of possibilities" i.e. dubbed deconfliction or to deconflict.

   Originator of this word and it's true meaning: Design for the U.S. Navy FACSFAC Scheduling known as: FACSKED... between 1987 - 1995 by Gil Wall

Anagrams

• conflicted