beachhead
noun
beach·head
ˈbēch-ˌhed 
1
: an area on a hostile shore occupied to secure further landing of troops and supplies
2
: foothold
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Officials have said that approximately 1,000 U.S. personnel would build the floating pier and an 1,800-foot two-lane causeway connecting it to a beachhead secured by the Israel Defense Forces.
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Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The malicious image in this scenario will establish a permanent beachhead on the device that’s installed prior to the loading of the OS and any security software that would normally flag infections.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2024
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Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
The malicious image in this scenario will establish a permanent beachhead on the device that’s installed prior to the loading of the OS and any security software that would normally flag infections.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2024
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beachhead
noun
beach·head
ˈbēch-ˌhed
: an area on an enemy shore held by an advance force of an invading army to protect the later landing of troops or supplies
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