Designed or acting to prevent or limit the spread of something, like disease, fire, or information.
From anti- + spreading (continuing to extend or proliferate). This gerund form became common in public health and epidemiology.
The term 'antispreading measures' reveals how scientists think about controlling systems—they learned that stopping spread early is exponentially more effective than trying to manage massive outbreaks, which is why early pandemic responses are so crucial.
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