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full take

full take adjective: of or pertaining to both metadata and content.

Adjective

full take (not comparable)

  1. (NSA slang) of or pertaining to both metadata and content
    • The scope of this "full take" system is vast.2013, Spiegel Online, Snowden Claims: NSA Ties Put German Intelligence in Tight Spot
    • GCHQ has probably the most invasive network intercept programme in the world. It's called Tempora and it's the world's first full take, they call it, and that means content in addition to metadata, on everything.2013, Edward Snowden, Citizenfour

Questions about full take

What does full take mean?
Full take means of or pertaining to both metadata and content.
What part of speech is full take?
Full take is an adjective.

Words near full take in the dictionary

  1. full stops
  2. full stroke seek time
  3. full stroke seek times
  4. full swap
  5. full swaps
  6. full take
  7. full term
  8. full throttle
  9. full throttles
  10. full tide
  11. full tilt

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