What concept refers to the process of extracting classified information as it is stated in an authorized source of classification guidance without the need for additional interpretation or analysis, and incorporating this information into a new document?

• A. Contained in
• B. Abstracted
• C. Derived
• D. Compiled

Answer: (A)

This item tests how information is treated when you pull material directly from an authorized source without adding interpretation. When you take the exact wording or content as it appears in the classification guidance and place it into a new document, you are containing that information in the new document. It isn’t being summarized or paraphrased (that would be abstracted), nor is it being used to derive new meaning (that would be derived), nor is it being gathered from multiple sources to create a new composite (that would be compiled). The emphasis is on preserving the original wording and meaning exactly as stated.