Shadow IT
nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026
A term used to describe IT systems or applications used inside institutions without explicit approval.
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Classifications
Entity Type
System85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
Internal75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
—50%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- plural
- Shadow ITS
- possessive
- Shadow IT's
- pluralpossessive
- Shadow ITS'