white paper
noun
1
: a government report on any subject
especially
: a British publication that is usually less extensive than a blue book
2
: a detailed or authoritative report
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Instead, make your most valuable asset, whether a complex explainer or a dry, technical white paper, your pilot project.
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Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Though the white paper that introduced bitcoin’s origins and philosophy—something of an urtext for crypto overall—does not discuss politics per se, cryptocurrency was quickly adopted and championed by cyberlibertarians.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
The Bitcoin white paper, contrary to academic practice, was extremely thin on citations.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
Last October, the health ministry published its annual white paper addressing Japan’s excessively long working hours and their connection to depression and karoshi, or death from overwork.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
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Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Though the white paper that introduced bitcoin’s origins and philosophy—something of an urtext for crypto overall—does not discuss politics per se, cryptocurrency was quickly adopted and championed by cyberlibertarians.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
The Bitcoin white paper, contrary to academic practice, was extremely thin on citations.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
Last October, the health ministry published its annual white paper addressing Japan’s excessively long working hours and their connection to depression and karoshi, or death from overwork.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
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“White paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20paper. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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