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rapid-response

 adjective
     
rapid-response [only before noun]
1 relating to a person or group of people whose job is to react quickly to a dangerous or important situation, such as a military attack, and find a solution to the problem
2 relating to something which allows someone to react quickly to information they have received:
a rapid-response system
—rapid response noun [uncountable]
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