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Contamination

nounid 1987·updated May 9, 2026
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Type of incident involving the introduction of data of one security classification or security category into data of a lower security classification or different security category.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
contaminantpollutiontaint
plural
Contaminations
possessive
Contamination's
pluralpossessive
Contaminations'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Type of incident involving the introduction of data of one security classification or security category into data of a lower security classification or different security category.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Type of incident involving the introduction of data of one security classification or security category into data of a lower security classification or different security category.
Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of contaminating or polluting
§2
the state of being contaminated
§3
a substance that contaminates

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