least functionality principle

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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In information security, computer science, and configuration management the limiting of access to only that information and resources that are necessary for its legitimate purpose.

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Requirement90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: principle of least functionality
plural: least functionality principles
possessive: least functionality principle's
pluralpossessive: least functionality principles'

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