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system

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See information system .

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NIST Cybersecurity Framework

An interconnected set of information resources under the same direct management control which shares common functionality. A system normally includes hardware, software, information, data, applications, communications, and people.

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary

institutions in which large values of funds are transferred between parties. Fedwire® and CHIPS are the two large-value transfer systems in the United States.

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

Any organized assembly of resources and procedures united and regulated by interaction or interdependence to accomplish a set of specific functions.

ISO/IEC TS 5723:2022(en) Trustworthiness — Vocabulary

combination of interacting elements organized to achieve one or more stated purposes

Wordset Dictionary

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

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an ordered manner

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the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole

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a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

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a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

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an organized structure for arranging or classifying

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a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

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a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

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(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium

TSP Section 100glossary

Refers to the infrastructure, software, procedures, and data that are designed, implemented, and operated by people to achieve one or more of the entity's specific business objectives (for example, delivery of services or production of goods) in accordance with management-specified requirements.

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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organisationorganizationprimary systemschemesystem of rules
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