mobile code

nounverified·updated Aug 28, 2026

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Software programs or parts of programs obtained from remote systems, transmitted across a network, and executed on a local system without explicit installation or execution by the recipient.

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Senses

3 more senses beyond the canonical

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

A program (e.g., script, macro, or other portable instruction) that can be shipped unchanged to a heterogeneous collection of platforms and executed with identical semantics.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

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Software programs or parts of programs obtained from remote information systems, transmitted across a network, and executed on a local information system without explicit installation or execution by the recipient. Note: Some examples of software technologies that provide the mechanisms for the production and use of mobile code include Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, VBScript, etc.

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: ✔ 5 ADs referenced the term
plural: mobile codes
possessive: mobile code's
pluralpossessive: mobile codes'

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