A tactic is a specific action or method used to reach a goal, especially in games, sports, or conflicts. It is usually part of a larger plan or strategy.
It comes from Modern Latin 'tactica' meaning 'art of arrangement', from Greek 'taktikē (téchnē)' meaning 'ordering or arranging (art)'. The root 'tassein' means 'to arrange or set in order'.
If strategy is your overall game plan, tactics are the clever little moves you make moment by moment to pull it off. The word comes from arranging troops in battle, but now we use it for everything from chess to marketing to arguing with siblings.
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