"terms of reference" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} terms of reference pl (plural only)
  1. (management) A set of terms that define the purpose of a project, its development, and how it can be evaluated. Wikipedia link: terms of reference Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Management Derived forms: TOR [abbreviation], ToR [abbreviation], TofR [abbreviation] Translations (terms that define the purpose of a project): 職權範圍 (Chinese Mandarin), 职权范围 (zhíquán fànwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), 權責範圍 (Chinese Mandarin), 权责范围 (quán zé fànwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), tehtävänkuvaus (Finnish), tehtävänmääritys (Finnish), kerangka acuan kerja (Indonesian)

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