Толковый словарь английского языка - tactics

noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: New Latin tactica, plural, from Greek taktika, from neuter plural of taktikos of order, of ~, fit for arranging, from tassein to arrange, place in battle formation Date: 1626 1. the science and art of disposing and maneuvering forces in combat, the art or skill of employing available means to accomplish an end, a system or mode of procedure, the study of the grammatical relations within a language including morphology and syntax