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security patch

nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026

Computer code intended to repair or lessen the impact of vulnerabilities within application software.

MWENERC CIP-010-2 (Config Change Management & Vulnerability) v2

Senses

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.

Classifications

Entity Type

Control0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
security-related patch
plural
security patches
possessive
security patch's
pluralpossessive
security patches'