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DARPA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11
Synonyms:
DARPA; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("DARPA" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Holonyms ("DARPA" is a part of...):
Defense; Defense Department; Department of Defense; DoD; United States Department of Defense (the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947)