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Compliance

nounid 1896·updated May 9, 2026
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The state of being in accordance with laws, regulations, industry codes, organizational standards, or contractual arrangements.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Process85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
abidanceapproach to meet these requirementscomplaisancecompliancydeferenceobligingnesssubmission
plural
Compliances
possessive
Compliance's
pluralpossessive
Compliances'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
Adherence to, and the ability to demonstrate adherence to, mandated requirements defined by laws and regulations, as well as voluntary requirements resulting from contractual obligations and internal policies
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
The state of being in accordance with laws, regulations, industry codes, organizational standards, or contractual arrangements.
NY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)1 senseview framework →
§1
The state of being in accordance with laws, regulations, industry codes, organizational standards, or contractual arrangements.
NERC CIP-005-5 (Electronic Security Perimeters) v51 senseview framework →
§1
The state of being in accordance with laws, regulations, industry codes, organizational standards, or contractual arrangements.
NERC CIP-002-5.1a (BES Cyber System Categorization) v5.1a1 senseview framework →
§1
The state of being in accordance with laws, regulations, industry codes, organizational standards, or contractual arrangements.
NERC CIP-010-2 (Config Change Management & Vulnerability) v21 senseview framework →
§1
The state of being in accordance with laws, regulations, industry codes, organizational standards, or contractual arrangements.
NERC CIP-008-5 (Incident Reporting & Response Planning) v51 senseview framework →
§1
The state of being in accordance with laws, regulations, industry codes, organizational standards, or contractual arrangements.
NERC CIP-004-6 (Personnel & Training) v61 senseview framework →
§1
The state of being in accordance with laws, regulations, industry codes, organizational standards, or contractual arrangements.
NERC CIP-006-6 (Physical Security of BES Cyber Systems) v61 senseview framework →
§1
The state of being in accordance with laws, regulations, industry codes, organizational standards, or contractual arrangements.
NERC CIP-007-6 (System Security Management) v61 senseview framework →
§1
The state of being in accordance with laws, regulations, industry codes, organizational standards, or contractual arrangements.
Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of submitting
§2
acting according to certain accepted standards
§3
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

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