Reciprocal agreement
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
An agreement whereby two organizations with similar computer systems agree to provide computer processing time for the other in the event one of the systems is rendered inoperable. Processing time may be provided on a "best effort" or as "time available" basis; therefore, reciprocal agreements are not usually acceptable as a primary recovery option.
MWEFederal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary
Senses
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
Emergency processing agreement between two or more enterprises with similar equipment or applications Scope Note: Typically, participants of a reciprocal agreement promise to provide processing time to each other when an emergency arises.
Classifications
Entity Type
Requirement0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
Internal70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
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Variants
- plural
- Reciprocal agreements
- possessive
- Reciprocal agreement's
- pluralpossessive
- Reciprocal agreements'