notional inject
n.— «The terrorist attack scenario unfolded over the course of the three-day exercise. The first two days were played out on computer screens and communication equipment at the Joint Operations Center at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Md., primarily testing the Maryland Guard’s ability to coordinate and interoperate with other state and local agencies. Using simulated reports—“notional injects” in exercise parlance—from a variety of sources, the scenario unfolded. First a truck bomb collapsed a span of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge during rush hour traffic.» —“Maryland Guard vigilant in homeland defense exercise” by Kristine Henry in Baltimore, Maryland National Guard Sept. 12, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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