NOC
IT monitoring facility
NOC stands for network operations center, a facility where technicians monitor and manage an organization's computer networks, servers, and infrastructure around the clock: The NOC flagged the outage before users noticed.
In intelligence contexts, NOC (pronounced "knock") means non-official cover—a spy operating without diplomatic protection, posing as a businessperson or journalist rather than an embassy employee.
Covert information gatherer
- covertIntentionally concealed
- operativeCovert field agent
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
undercover · CIA · asset · handler · legend · tradecraft · infiltration · burned
Word made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- designationFormal name or title
- identifierLabel for recognition
Permitted passage or approval
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- endorsementFormal expression of support
certification · compliance · visa · emigration · employer · release · attestation · documentation
spy
Covert information gatherer
- covertIntentionally concealed
- operativeCovert field agent
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
espionage · undercover · CIA · asset · handler · legend · tradecraft · infiltration · burned · exfiltration
acronym
Word made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- designationFormal name or title
clearance
Permitted passage or approval
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- consentVoluntary agreement given
endorsement · certification · compliance · visa · emigration · employer · release · attestation · documentation · bureaucratic
NOCspelled out
- nocturnal animalsCreatures active after dark
- nocturnal habitsActivities done after dark
- nocturnal emissionsEjaculation while asleep
- nocturnal huntersAnimals active at night
- nocturnal predatorAnimal hunting after dark
- nocturnal activityActions performed after dark
nocturnal, nocturne, nocturnes, nocturnally, innocent, innocence, innocently, innocuous, innocuously