CTO

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abbreviation

chief technology officer; chief technical officer: an executive in an organization who oversees policies and decisions relating to technology and science.

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Origin of CTO

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby CTO

Ctesiphon, ctf, ctg., ctmo., ctn, CTO, ctr., Ctrl-Alt-Del, cts., CT scan, CT scanner

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How to use CTO in a sentence

But to Tiversa CTO Sam Hopkins, these breaches seem the norm.
The Virus Coming to Your Computer Next Week|Mark McKinnon|March 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
His CTO is expected to employ a similar tech savvy to make the federal government more accessible to citizens.
How Obama's New Tech Tsar Can Save America|Nicholas Ciarelli|January 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for CTO

CTO

/ philately /

abbreviation for

cancelled to order (of postage stamps); postmarked in sheets for private sale

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