"BLUF" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} BLUF (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly US military) Acronym of bottom line up front: used to indicate a set of conclusions and recommendations at the beginning of some text, in order to facilitate rapid decision-making. Wikipedia link: BLUF (communication) Tags: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: bottom line up front (extra: used to indicate a set of conclusions and recommendations at the beginning of some text, in order to facilitate rapid decision-making) Categories (topical): Military Related terms: bury the lede [journalism, media], tl, dr
    Sense id: en-BLUF-en-noun-NAaWj~lk Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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