RAW

See also: raw and Raw

English

Alternative forms

• R.A.W., R. A. W.

Proper noun

RAW

1. (India, acronym) Initialism of Research and Analysis Wing.

   Synonym: R&AW

   • 2008, Peter Lyon, Conflict Between India and Pakistan: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 140:

     RAW is a well-known acronym in India for an organization whose detailed character and activities are not well-known. RAW stands for the Research and Analysis Wing either of India's prime minister's department or the cabinet's secretariat, which was established in 1968 to handle internal intelligence.

Translations

Indian intelligence agency

• Hindi: रॉ (rŏ)

Noun

RAW (uncountable)

1. (games) Abbreviation of rules as written: the actual rules appearing in the rulebook, as opposed to house rules, or to rules that might have been intended (in the event of a mistake in the rulebook).

   Synonym: RaW

2. (computing) Initialism of read after write, a kind of data hazard.

Anagrams

• war-, RWA, ARW, war, War., War, WAR, WRA, Rwa

German

Noun

RAW

1. Initialism of Reichsbahnausbesserungswerk (“imperial railway workshop”).