Constituent System
nounverified·updated Aug 28, 2026
independent system that forms part of a system of systems (SoS) (note: Constituent systems can be part of one or more SoS. Each constituent system is a useful system by itself, having its own development, management, utilization, goals, and resources, but interacts within the SoS to provide the unique capability of the SoS).
Framework senses
- §1
- independent system that forms part of a system of systems (SoS) (note: Constituent systems can be part of one or more SoS. Each constituent system is a useful system by itself, having its own development, management, utilization, goals, and resources, but interacts within the SoS to provide the unique capability of the SoS).
- §1 · attested_usage_pack_match
- No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- independent system that forms part of a system of systems (SoS) (note: Constituent systems can be part of one or more SoS. Each constituent system is a useful system by itself, having its own development, management, utilization, goals, and resources, but interacts within the SoS to provide the unique capability of the SoS).DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column