“网络战”一词也是千变万化 — — 尽管最好的定义是放大或等同于重大实体侵犯的网络空间上的敌对行动 — — 可以反映从武装冲突到齐心协力解决问题（比如“减贫战 ” ） 在内的一系列“战”的定义。
And the term “cyber war,” though best defined as any hostile action in cyberspace that amplifies or is equivalent to major physical violence, remains equally protean, reflecting definitions of “war” that range from armed conflict to any concerted effort to solve a problem (for example, “war on poverty”).