Word
dep
/ˈdɛp/
Definition
n. a short way to say 'department'. You use it when you are talking about a specific part of a large organization, like a company or a government office.
n. a clipped form of 'department', used primarily in informal or technical contexts to refer to a specific administrative or functional unit within an organization.
Examples
“I work in the finance dep.”
“The IT dep is handling the server upgrade while the marketing dep prepares the new campaign.”
“While the legal dep focuses on compliance and risk management, the research dep is currently exploring new methods for data encryption to protect sensitive client information.”
Examples
simple
“I work in the finance dep.”
contextual
“The IT dep is handling the server upgrade while the marketing dep prepares the new campaign.”
complex
“While the legal dep focuses on compliance and risk management, the research dep is currently exploring new methods for data encryption to protect sensitive client information.”
Etymology
Clipping of department, originally slang from Imperial College, first attested c. 1930.
*Abbreviation of several English terms that begin with "dep" *Clipping of several English terms that begin with "dep"
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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