What does "tactic" mean?

A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

Tactic

Common synonyms include: academic technique, action, ad hoc measure, algorithmic strategy, answer, approach.

/ˈtæktɪk/ adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
"Omar has challenged Elliott Abrams’s record in Latin America, taken a firm line against Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, and advocated for—wait for it—the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine (even though the headlines have focused on her expressing support for the right to boycott as a tactic)."
2
a plan for attaining a particular goal wordnet
3
A maneuver used against an enemy.
4
A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.

Adjective

1
Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics. dated, not-comparable
"But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War Has handmaid arts: aye, aye, the Russ will woo All sciences that speed Bellona's car, All murder's tactic arts, and win them too […]"
2
Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical not-comparable

"Racial profiling is a controversial police tactic."

Borrowed from New Latin tactica, from Ancient Greek τακτικός (taktikós, “fit for ordering”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to order, to arrange”).