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Baseline

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

Hardware, software, databases, and relevant documentation for an information system at a given point in time.

polysemousNISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

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Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary

A documented version of a hardware component, software program, configuration, standard, procedure, or project management plan. Baseline versions are placed under formal change controls and should not be modified unless the changes are approved and documented.

Wordset Dictionary

the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases

Wordset Dictionary

the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court

Wordset Dictionary

an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared

Classifications

Entity Type

Artifact0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity

80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

synonym
service line
plural
Baselines
possessive
Baseline's
pluralpossessive
Baselines'