White Paper

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white' pa'per, n.

1. an official government report.

2. an authoritative report issued by any organization.

[1895–1900]

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white paper, n

A government report.

An authoritative report on a major issue, as by a team of journalists.

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white paper

''<publication> A short treatise whose purpose is to educate industry customers.

(1997-10-24)

See, for example, "Architecture Neutral Distribution Format," which is a "White Paper." http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?Architecture+Neutral+Distribution+Format

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