need-to-know
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need-to-know
[′nēd tə ′nō] (ordnance)
A criterion used in security procedures in the United States that requires a person requesting classified information to establish the need to know such information in terms of the pertinent mission.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In this context, "
need-to-know" could be defined as "needing to have knowledge in order to be prepared to take specific action."
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