application control
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Controls related to transactions and data within application systems. Application controls ensure the completeness and accuracy of the records and the validity of the entries made resulting from both programmed processing and manual data entry. Examples of application controls include data input validation, agreement of batch totals and encryption of data transmitted.
MWEFFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012
Classifications
Entity Type
Control0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
Regulated85%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
- ✔ 5 ADs referenced the term
- alternatephrasing
- Application controls
- plural
- application controlsApplication controlses
- possessive
- application control'sApplication controls's
- pluralpossessive
- application controls'Application controlses'