facility
nounverified·updated Oct 6, 2026
One or more physical locations containing systems or system components that process, store, or transmit information.
polysemousNIST SP 800-171r3
Senses
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
A place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose.
Wordset Dictionary
a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you
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something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service
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a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
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a natural effortlessness
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skillful performance or ability without difficulty
Classifications
Entity Type
Facility100%manual reviewI-071.physical_split
Ddorianclast reviewed —
Physical became Facility; its devices went to Asset (Dorian, 2026-10-06; cki DESIGN.md I-071)
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- adeptnessadroitnessdeftnessinstallationquicknessreadiness
- alternatephrasing
- Facility
- plural
- facilities
- possessive
- facility's
- pluralpossessive
- facilities'