"T-shape" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2014 December 2, Ryszard Klempous, Jan Nikodem, Innovative Technologies in Management and Science, Springer, page 7",
          "text": "The T-shape stands for people who are broad (horizontal) and deep (vertical). T-shaped people are interested in ... Consequently, organizations like to hire people who encompass these broad and deep T-shaped skills and experiences.",
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          "text": "T-shape: These roles have broad and deep competencies and are in the middle of the chain, for example, information architect, infrastructure architect, business architect or solution architect. Governance: These roles on the top of[…]",
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        "(informal) A set of knowledge or skills that are both broad and deep."
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