/tak"tik/ , n.
1. tactics (def. 1).
2. a system or a detail of tactics.
3. a plan, procedure, or expedient for promoting a desired end or result.
adj.
4. of or pertaining to arrangement or order; tactical.
[ 1560-70; NL tacticus taktikós fit for arranging or ordering, equiv. to tak- (base of tássein (Attic táttein ) to arrange, put in order) + -tikos -TIC ]