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supplier

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

See vendor .

TSP Section 100

Senses

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Product and service providers used for an organization’s internal purposes (e.g., IT infrastructure) or integrated into the products of services provided to that organization’s Buyers.

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012

This role is focused on supplying or providing goods or services. Any organization that provides goods or services to other organizations should be assigned to this role.

Wordset Dictionary

someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
external vendorprovider
alternatephrasing
Supplier
plural
suppliers
possessive
supplier's
pluralpossessive
suppliers'