Incazelo yesichazamazwi yegama elithi "reconnoitering" (liphinde lipelwe ngokuthi "reconnoitering") ukuhlola kuqala noma ukubheka indawo, ngokuvamile ngokwezinjongo zempi, ukuze kuqoqwe ulwazi mayelana nendawo, izindawo zesitha, noma okunye. izici ezibalulekile. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukuhlola noma ukuhlola indawo ngaphambi kokuhlasela noma okunye ukusebenza kwezempi, noma ukuvele kuqoqwe ubuhlakani ngendawo ngenjongo yokuhlela amasu. Ngomqondo ojwayelekile, leli gama lingasetshenziswa ukuchaza noma yikuphi ukuhlola okucophelelayo nokuhlelekile noma uphenyo lwendawo noma isimo ngenjongo yokuthola ulwazi noma imininingwane.