TTP

See also: ttp

English

Noun

TTP (countable and uncountable, plural TTPs)

1. (countable) Initialism of trusted third party.
   • 2021, Shin'ichiro Matsuo, Nat Sakimura, editors, Blockchain Gaps: From Myth to Real Life, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 34:

     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.

2. (medicine, uncountable) Initialism of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

   Coordinate term: ITP

3. (computer security, military, countable) Initialism of tactic(s), technique(s) and procedure(s).
   • 2018, Kha M. Nguyen, Learning to Mow Grass: IDF Adaptations to Hybrid Threats, page 33:

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

   • 2022, John Michael Weaver, The U.S. Cybersecurity and Intelligence Analysis Challenges, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 43:

     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).

Proper noun

TTP

1. Initialism of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (“Pakistani Taliban”).
   • 2012 October 5, Jon Boone, “Pakistani Taliban TTP warns Imran Khan ahead of drones march”, in The Guardian‎:

     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.

Adjective

TTP (not comparable)

1. (dentistry) Initialism of tender to percussion (“painful when tapped”).

Anagrams

• PTT