In American football, interception consists of preventing an opponent's pass from reaching its recipient.
Interception is a term that is not part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) . The concept is associated with intercept , a verb that refers to stopping something in its path; interrupt a communication path; or seize something before it reaches its destination. For the RAE , the correct way to refer to the action and effect of intercepting is interception .
For example: “The security guard was in charge of intercepting the thief, who tried to flee through the main door of the establishment” , “The interception of the vehicles was carried out a few meters from the bridge that collapsed” , “The detainee tried to send a package to his accomplice, but we managed to intercept it.”
Interception in American football
The interception is a common action in American football . This movement consists of cutting or blocking a pass that an opponent intended to send to a teammate. When a player manages to intercept the ball, it is usual for him to gain possession of the ball for his team.
Most often , an interception occurs when a quarterback 's pass is caught by a player on the opposing team. This action produces an immediate change of possession as the defender who intercepted the pass assumes the role of offensive player; Therefore, he will try to advance with the ball under his control towards the opponent's field.
The term in chess
Another sport that also makes use of the word in question is chess . Specifically, in this game we talk about interception to refer to the tactic that consists of hindering the action or connection of two or more pieces of the opponent.
To do this, what is done is to prevent them from having access to a fundamental square in the development of the game.
The interception of web browsing allows access to certain content to be blocked.
Interception in other areas
Within the field of hydrology we have to establish that the term in question is also used. Specifically, we resort to talking about rain interception to refer to certain precipitation that has fallen; more precisely, the volume of water that has fallen and is retained in the leaves of the different plant species.
Likewise, within the computer science sector and specifically the Internet, the use of the term we are addressing is also used. In this case, we speak of interception of web browsing to refer to an action that can be activated with the clear objective of preventing access to certain web pages from a computer that contain specific content.
Parents who want to ensure that their children do not access violent, sexual or pornographic material on the Internet are the ones who benefit the most from this type of interception, which will give them security in this regard. In the same way, this action also affects what the navigation would be at certain times or even the speed.
In the military field, finally, a type of aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft is known as an interceptor . The main characteristic of these interceptors is the high speed they can reach.