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SWOT analysis
(SWOT ana|lysis)
noun
a study undertaken by an organization to identify its internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as its external opportunities and threats.
Origin:
1990s
:
SWOT
, acronym from
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
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