external user

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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Users, other than entity personnel, who are authorized by entity management, customers, or other authorized persons to interact with the entity's information system.

MWETSP Section 100

Senses

1 more sense beyond the canonical

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012

Individuals that are non-workforce members or personnel who are authorized by customers, entity management, or other authorized persons to interact with the system.

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: external users
possessive: external user's
pluralpossessive: external users'

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