Catchword: unk-unk

Filed under: English

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: Many unknowns are evident at the beginning, and may be called “known unknowns.” These are identified early as potential problem areas and are therefore singled out for examination and resolution.…However, many other problem areas are only identified later when they are discovered during system development. These unanticipated problems are often identified as “unknown unknowns” are “unk-unks” to distinguish them from the group of “known unknowns” that were recognized at the outset and dealt with.

Author:
Alexander Kossiakoff

Article, document, publication, web site:
Systems Engineering

Date of publication:
Nov. 15, 2002

Page number:
82

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