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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] wepen, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] wǣpen; akin to Old High German wāffan weapon, Old Norse vāpn | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] wepen, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] wǣpen; akin to Old High German wāffan weapon, Old Norse vāpn | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1: something (as a club, knife, or gun) used to [[injure]], defeat, or destroy | *1: something (as a club, knife, or gun) used to [[injure]], defeat, or destroy | ||
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A '''weapon''' is a [[tool]] used with the aim of causing damage or harm (either [[physical]] or [[mental]]) to living [[beings]] or [[artificial]] [[structures]] or [[systems]]. In [[human]] [[society]] weapons are used to increase the efficacy and [[efficiency]] of tasks such as [[hunting]], fighting, the committing of [[criminal]] [[acts]], the preserving of [[law]] and order, and the waging of [[war]]. | A '''weapon''' is a [[tool]] used with the aim of causing damage or harm (either [[physical]] or [[mental]]) to living [[beings]] or [[artificial]] [[structures]] or [[systems]]. In [[human]] [[society]] weapons are used to increase the efficacy and [[efficiency]] of tasks such as [[hunting]], fighting, the committing of [[criminal]] [[acts]], the preserving of [[law]] and order, and the waging of [[war]]. | ||
| − | Weapons are employed [[individually]] or [[collectively]]. A weapon can be either expressly [[designed]] as such or an item. re-[[purposed]] through use (for example, hitting someone with a hammer), their form can range from [[simple]] implements such as clubs through to complicated [[modern]] implementations such as [ | + | Weapons are employed [[individually]] or [[collectively]]. A weapon can be either expressly [[designed]] as such or an item. re-[[purposed]] through use (for example, hitting someone with a hammer), their form can range from [[simple]] implements such as clubs through to complicated [[modern]] implementations such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental_ballistic_missile intercontinental ballistic missiles] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_warfare biological weapons]. Weapon [[development]] has [[progressed]] from early wood or stone clubs through revolutions in metalworking (swords, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mace maces], etc.) and gunpowder (guns, cannon), [[electronic]]s and nuclear [[technology]]. |
| − | In a broader [[context]], weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a [[strategic]], [[material]] or mental [[advantage]] over an adversary on [[land]], [[sea]], [[air]], or even outer space.[ | + | In a broader [[context]], weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a [[strategic]], [[material]] or mental [[advantage]] over an adversary on [[land]], [[sea]], [[air]], or even outer space.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon] |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*'''''[[Armor]]''''' | *'''''[[Armor]]''''' | ||
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:41, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old High German wāffan weapon, Old Norse vāpn
Definitions
- 1: something (as a club, knife, or gun) used to injure, defeat, or destroy
- 2: a means of contending against another
Description
A weapon is a tool used with the aim of causing damage or harm (either physical or mental) to living beings or artificial structures or systems. In human society weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of tasks such as hunting, fighting, the committing of criminal acts, the preserving of law and order, and the waging of war.
Weapons are employed individually or collectively. A weapon can be either expressly designed as such or an item. re-purposed through use (for example, hitting someone with a hammer), their form can range from simple implements such as clubs through to complicated modern implementations such as intercontinental ballistic missiles and biological weapons. Weapon development has progressed from early wood or stone clubs through revolutions in metalworking (swords, maces, etc.) and gunpowder (guns, cannon), electronics and nuclear technology.
In a broader context, weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a strategic, material or mental advantage over an adversary on land, sea, air, or even outer space.[1]
