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RPT

RPT

1 6.0
A short written document that gives information about something
  • noun
translation icon : informe
  • The manager requested a detailed RPT on the team's progress before the upcoming meeting.

Examples

  • The accountant submitted the RPT to provide a summary of the company's financial status.

  • After reviewing the RPT, the committee was able to make informed decisions about the project.

  • The item is deleted by a user on 3/15/2010 and moved to Deleted Items, which has a RPT of 30 days on it.

    Blog text (25)
  • A week after receiving copies of her first unit and dean-level Review, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) recommendation letters, Dr. Jones, a first-year tenure-track professor, sat in the Dean's office expressing serious concerns regarding the use of student evaluations in assessing her teaching performance.

    Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

report
vsRPT
1.3

A written or spoken account that gives information about something

is an abbreviation referring to that same account in short form
sitrep
vsRPT
  • Jargon
9 7.7

A short report that shows the current situation or progress

is a generic abbreviation for any information account, not only current updates
4 2.9

A document that gives information or findings after someone studies a topic

is the abbreviated label for such prepared findings and information
written document
vsRPT
  • Formal
3 2.5

A formal paper that gives information or records facts

is a shorter label used for an account rather than the full paper

How Detailed

dossier
  • Formal
74 7.4
RPT
1 6.0
brief
67 4.2

Surface Forms

RPT singular
RPTs plural

Etymology

RPT is an abbreviation of report, meaning 'a document that gives information', so when someone writes RPT they mean a report to read, share, or check.