Regulation
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
A documented rule or directive created and maintained by a governing authority.
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Senses
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
Rules or laws defined and enforced by an authority to regulate conduct
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the act of controlling or directing according to rule
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the act of bringing to uniformity
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a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
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an authoritative rule
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the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
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the state of being controlled or governed
Classifications
Entity Type
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Variants
- synonym
- applicable regulationordinanceregularizationregulatingrule
- plural
- Regulations
- possessive
- Regulation's
- pluralpossessive
- Regulations'