Brain bank

Japanese: brain bank(英語表記)brainbank
Brain bank

...An organization that conducts research aimed at contributing to the formulation of public policies and corporate strategies. Expressions such as think factory and brain bank are also used, and in Japan, the terms think tank and research institute are more commonly used. The origin of the word is unclear, but it appeared in the early 1900s as British slang for brain.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "brain bank" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…公共政策や企業戦略の策定に資することを目的とした研究を行う組織をいう。think factory,brain bankなどの表現が用いられることもあり,日本ではシンクタンクや総合研究所という言葉を用いることが多い。語源は明確でないが,1900年代初頭に頭脳を意味するイギリスのスラングとして登場した。…

※「brain bank」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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