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software assurance

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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.

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

Senses

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

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Information Class

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Variants

3 surface forms

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

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