
makes reference to United States Department of Defense mate-
rials that were not picked up by the security community, or to
U.S. legislation that has no relevance in other countries.When
such material is included here, I have tried to make note of its
origin in the definition.
Those who are serious about dictionaries as dictionaries will
find this one lacking. I have not included pronunciation, and in
most cases, I have no information about the origin and deriva-
tion of terms. I have concentrated on security students and pro-
fessionals; those researching the history of technical language
will probably not find what they are looking for here.
Actually,