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need-to-know
need-to-know adj done or given only when it is essential that someone knows something Translationsneed-to-know
need-to-knowA phrase used in situations where one is not going to learn all details—rather, just the essential or personally pertinent information. Often used in the phrase "a need-to-know basis." They won't tell me anything else right now—they say all updates will be shared on a need-to-know basis. They said the information they were providing was strictly need-to-know.need-to-know
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. |