DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

 I. (noun) 

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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 ("Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency" is a kind of...):

agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)

Holonyms ("Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency" 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)

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