reinforcement

The act or process of reinforcing or the state of being reinforced.

Something that reinforces.

Additional personnel or equipment sent to support a military action.

The occurrence or experimental introduction of an unconditioned stimulus along with a conditioned stimulus.

The strengthening of a conditioned response by such means.

An event, circumstance, or condition that increases the likelihood that a given response will recur in a situation like that in which the reinforcing condition originally occurred.

The act of reinforcing.

Additional force; fresh assistance; specifically, additional troops or forces to augment the strength of a military or naval force.

Any augmentation of strength or force by something added.