top secret en · ADJ
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) Information classified at one of the highest levels of sensitivity by a government, based on an assessment that it would cause exceptionally grave damage to national security if disclosed.
'Well, here's the dope, Bill.' He handed over the black folder with the red star which stood for Top Secret.
1953, Ian Fleming, “Number 007”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 23:NSA's report on the Liberty incident was originally classified top secret.
- (not-comparable) A level of security clearance needed to access such information.
-
(figuratively, not-comparable) Pertaining to any especially sensitive closed-room activities.
Steve Jobs set up a top secret team to design the Macintosh.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| top-secret | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
classified · TSSCI · confidential · secret · restricted · sensitive · SCI
Translations (25)
fi huippusalainen (information classified at the highest level) · cmn 絕對機密 /绝对机密 (information classified at the highest level) · cs přísně tajné (information classified at the highest level) · sk prísne tajné (information classified at the highest level) · es ultrasecreto (information classified at the highest level) · pl ściśle tajny (information classified at the highest level) · de streng geheim (information classified at the highest level) · cmn 絕密 /绝密 (information classified at the highest level) · el άκρως απόρρητο (information classified at the highest level) · es altamente confidencial (information classified at the highest level) · az tam məxfi (information classified at the highest level) · uk надсекре́тний (information classified at the highest level) · ru совсекре́тный (information classified at the highest level) · fr ultra-secret (information classified at the highest level) · tr çok gizli (information classified at the highest level) · nl topgeheim (information classified at the highest level) · ja 極秘 (information classified at the highest level) · fr top-secret (information classified at the highest level) · th ลับสุดยอด (information classified at the highest level) · pt ultrassecreto (information classified at the highest level) · ru соверше́нно секре́тный (information classified at the highest level) · vi tối mật (information classified at the highest level) · sv kvalhemlig (information classified at the highest level) · hi अतिगुप्त (information classified at the highest level) · nb topphemmelig (information classified at the highest level)