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Mechanisms

nounid 3236·updated May 9, 2026
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An assessment object that includes specific protection-related items (e.g., hardware, software, or firmware) employed within or at the boundary of an information system.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
chemical mechanismmechanics
alternatephrasing
Mechanism
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Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
An assessment object that includes specific protection-related items (e.g., hardware, software, or firmware) employed within or at the boundary of an information system.
NIST SP 800-53A1 senseview framework →
§1
An assessment object that includes specific protection-related items (e.g., hardware, software, or firmware) employed within or at the boundary of an information system.
Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
the technical aspects of doing something
§2
device consisting of a piece of machinery
§3
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
§4
a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
§5
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

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