TTP

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Initialism of trusted third party.

Less commonScrabble 5

Meanings

nounTTP (countable and uncountable, plural TTPs)

plural TTPs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismInitialism of trusted third party.

    If it becomes cheaper to use a TTP to verify the transaction than some cryptographic or other automated mechanism, then the benefit of being “trustless” becomes an illusion.

    2021, Shin'ichiro Matsuo, Nat Sakimura, editors, Blockchain Gaps: From Myth to Real Life, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 34
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismcomputer securitygovernmentInitialism of tactic(s), technique(s) and procedure(s).

    The cyber operation began and used the same malware and TTPs from the Crimea.

    2018, Kha M. Nguyen, Learning to Mow Grass: IDF Adaptations to Hybrid Threats, page 33
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    Al Qaeda used email as a TTP to communicate with what they called their ‘link man’ to bring the plot to fruition (Silber 2012, 163).

    2022, John Michael Weaver, The U.S. Cybersecurity and Intelligence Analysis Challenges, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 43
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (“Pakistani Taliban”).

    The TTP has rejected "baseless" reports that it would protect Khan, who has led the high-profile campaign against the CIA's unmanned aircraft attacks on Fata, which have killed many leading militants.

    2012 October 5, Jon Boone, “Pakistani Taliban TTP warns Imran Khan ahead of drones march”, in The Guardian
adjectiveTTP (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparabledentistryInitialism of tender to percussion (“painful when tapped”).

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APA

TTP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TTP

MLA

“TTP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TTP. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TTP,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TTP.

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