DEF CON was created in 1993.
Def. Con. One was created in 1988.
Def Con Zero was created on 2005-10-25.
The Production Budget for Def-Con 4 was $1,300,000.
Def-Con 4 was released on 03/15/1985.
The United states has only been at def con 2 once. This was during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Some believe that we went to def con 2 during 9/11.
Def-Con 4 grossed $210,904 worldwide.
Def-Con 4 grossed $210,904 in the domestic market.
I believe you are referring to Def-Con which is a system for alertness that the US government has adapted to increase military readiness. Def-Con stands for Defense Control and is on a system of 5 numerals 5 being the least alert ready and 1 being the highest alert readiness.
Def con is an "underground" hacking convention.I think it refers to an American military term used to report the level of threat to the United States from other nations especially during the Cold War (read Russia). Def Con is an abbreviation of 'Defence Condition' (pick one: 1,2,3,4,5). Def Con 5 was the lowest threat and Def Con 1 would indicate that the guys in the underground bunkers had their fingers on the button to send a neuclear strike as soon as the President gave the okay.AnswerHere is a short phrase. Read it and figure out where def con came from. "I was so mad I was at defense condition one!" Suppliment">SupplimentThe original meaning is from the U.S. military as stated. However, 'DefCon 1" is the highest state of alert/readiness -- actual war conditions. The hackers convention name comes from the fact that the founder of the event was a fan of the movie War Games, wherein one of the characters wanted to Nuke Las Vegas, _and_ the fact that that was where the original event was scheduled.
There is no meaning for -def- as a root.
I think DEF means defence.