system component
nounverified·updated Aug 30, 2026
A discrete, identifiable information technology asset that represents a building block of a system and may include hardware, software, and firmware. [26]
MWENIST SP 800-172r3
Senses
NIST SP 800-171r3glossary
A discrete identifiable information technology asset that represents a building block of a system and may include hardware, software, and firmware. [41]
TSP Section 100glossary
Refers to the individual elements of a system, which may be classified into the following five categories: infrastructure, software, people, processes, and data.
Classifications
Entity Type
Asset Component100%manual reviewaxis_review_queue.v1
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Sensitivity
Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
Cui75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
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