Mechanisms

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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An assessment object that includes specific protection-related items (e.g., hardware, software, or firmware) employed within or at the boundary of an information system.

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Mechanismses
possessive: Mechanisms's
pluralpossessive: Mechanismses'

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