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information flow

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

The path data takes from its original source to the end user.

MWEFFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017

Senses

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 7 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
flow of data
plural
information flows
possessive
information flow's
pluralpossessive
information flows'