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software assurance

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

Level of confidence that software is free from vulnerabilities, either intentionally designed into the software or accidentally inserted at any time during its life cycle, and that the software functions in the intended manner.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Capability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity

Regulated78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

plural
software assurances
possessive
software assurance's
pluralpossessive
software assurances'