defense advanced research projects agency

1. 1.

   the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11

   SynonymsDARPA

   Broaderagency

   Part ofDepartment of Defense

Questions about defense advanced research projects agency

What does defense advanced research projects agency mean?

defense advanced research projects agency means "the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11".

What is another word for defense advanced research projects agency?

Close synonyms include DARPA. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is defense advanced research projects agency a common word?

defense advanced research projects agency is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.