G2

Group of twenty

G2 is military and intelligence shorthand for the intelligence staff or section of a military unit, from the general staff numbering system where G-2 designates intelligence operations.

In business contexts, G2 has come to mean inside information or intelligence: What's the G2 on the new CEO?

The term suggests privileged knowledge not available to everyone.

mobile-network

2G

Second-generation mobile network

3GThird mobile network generation
4GFourth-generation mobile technology
5GCurrent mobile network standard

LTE · cellular · wireless · connectivity · bandwidth · spectrum · coverage · GSM · CDMA · EDGE

generation

second-generation

Descendants of original arrivals

successorsThose who follow after
descendantsThose who come after
offspringBiological descendants produced

progeny · lineage · heritage · sequel · iteration · evolution · upgrade · advancement · progression · next-gen

product-code

model number

Manufacturer's product identifier

serialOccurring in ordered succession
identifierLabel for recognition
SKURetail product identifier

part number · specification · reference · designation · version · variant · release · edition · configuration · trim level

Opposites

formal vs. informal international bodies

G2UN Security Council

World body overseeing peace

multilateralism · United Nations · UN General Assembly · G20 · Non-Aligned Movement

bilateral vs. multilateral groupings

G2G20

Top economies' coordination body

United Nations · G7 · multilateralism · global consensus · Non-Aligned Movement

military intelligence function

G2G4

Luxury business jet model

operations · logistics · personnel · G5 · civil affairs

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