"tiger team" meaning in All languages combined

See tiger team on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-tiger team.ogg Forms: tiger teams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tiger team (plural tiger teams)
  1. A specialized group tasked with testing the effectiveness of an organization's ability to protect assets by attempting to circumvent, defeat or otherwise thwart that organization's internal and external security.
    Sense id: en-tiger_team-en-noun-XyJRcR7E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41
  2. An engineering or other group assembled to tackle especially difficult or critical problems, often outside the normal chain of command.
    Sense id: en-tiger_team-en-noun-kyaFAhp4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

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