Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
NIST IR 8400 documenting cybersecurity test results in 200 pages of technical detail
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A peer-reviewed journal article is not a technical report
Editorial commentary
Technical reports are the primary mode of dissemination for much applied research (NIST, NASA, RAND, IETF RFCs, national labs). They allow more detail (full code listings, extensive appendices) than journal articles can accommodate. Indexed in NTIS, DTIC, OSTI, and similar databases.
References
- NIST Technical Note series
- RAND Corporation Reports
Also known as
Tech report · Institutional report
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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