sensitive compartmented information facility

noun

variants or less commonly Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility

plural sensitive compartmented information facilities also Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities

: a specially designed and secure room or enclosure in which highly classified government documents can be viewed by authorized personnel : scif

The 90,000-square-foot building includes secure spaces compliant with classified work requirements for the U.S. government, also known as sensitive compartmented information facilities.

—Kristen Mosbrucker

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above