NDA
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\ ˌen-ˌdē-ˈā 
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\ plural NDAs
Definition of NDA
: an agreement in which a person (such as an employee) agrees to keep information (such as a trade secret) confidential : nondisclosure agreement Though there is always some appeal to using a mutual form of NDA, I really shy away from the mutual form if I'm not planning to receive confidential information from the other side.— Richard Harroch
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The first known use of NDA was in 1996
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