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Compartmentalization

nounid 1883·updated May 18, 2026
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A nonhierarchical grouping of sensitive information used to control access to data more finely than with hierarchical security classification alone.

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Control85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
categorizationcompartmentalisation
plural
Compartmentalizations
possessive
Compartmentalization's
pluralpossessive
Compartmentalizations'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
A process for protecting very-high value assets or in environments where trust is an issue. Access to an asset requires two or more processes, controls or individuals.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
A nonhierarchical grouping of sensitive information used to control access to data more finely than with hierarchical security classification alone.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A nonhierarchical grouping of sensitive information used to control access to data more finely than with hierarchical security classification alone.
Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
§2
a mild state of dissociation
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A nonhierarchical grouping of sensitive information used to control access to data more finely than with hierarchical security classification alone.
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