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Audit function

nounid 1569·updated May 9, 2026
verified

The purpose of this function is to provide an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance.

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Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems1 citation · 1 machine-matched · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
03.01.04.b ¶ 1

Classifications

Entity Type

Capability85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

50%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Audit functions
possessive
Audit function's
pluralpossessive
Audit functions'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
The purpose of this function is to provide an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance.
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · attested_usage_pack_match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The purpose of this function is to provide an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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