defense technical information center

Thân thiện

The Defense Technical Information Center provides essential research documents to engineers.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A U.S. Department of Defense agency: The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) is an organization within the U.S. Department of Defense. Its primary function is to manage and provide access to scientific and technical information.
   • A scientific and technical information repository: It serves as a central resource for research and engineering data, including reports, studies, and analyses, primarily for U.S. government agencies and their authorized contractors.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Researchers submitted their report to the Defense Technical Information Center for cataloging and distribution.
  • Access to the full text of that technical study requires authorization through the Defense Technical Information Center.

Advanced Usage

• "DTIC": This is the universally recognized acronym for the Defense Technical Information Center. It is commonly used in government, military, and defense contractor contexts.
  • The project's final documentation must be archived with DTIC.

Variants and Related Words

• DTIC (acronym): The standard abbreviation for the Defense Technical Information Center.
• Technical report: A common type of document managed and distributed by the Defense Technical Information Center.
• STINFO (Scientific and Technical Information): A broader category of information that the Defense Technical Information Center specializes in handling.

Synonyms

• Information clearinghouse: A center for collecting and distributing information.
• Technical library: A repository for specialized scientific and engineering documents. (Note: This is a descriptive synonym, not a formal name.)

Related Phrases

• DTIC accession number: The unique identifier assigned to a document by the Defense Technical Information Center.
  • Please reference the DTIC accession number when requesting the document.
• DTIC registered user: An individual or entity authorized to access the restricted resources of the Defense Technical Information Center.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Defense Technical Information Center
• DTIC