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Recovery time objective

nounid 3791·updated May 12, 2026
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The overall length of time an information system’s components can be in the recovery phase before negatively impacting the organization’s mission or mission/business functions.

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

acronym
RTO
plural
Recovery time objectives
possessive
Recovery time objective's
pluralpossessive
Recovery time objectives'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
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The amount of time allowed for the recovery of a business function or resource after a disaster occurs
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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The overall length of time an information system’s components can be in the recovery phase before negatively impacting the organization’s mission or mission/business functions.
NIST SP 800-341 senseview framework →
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The overall length of time an information system’s components can be in the recovery phase before negatively impacting the organization’s mission or mission/business functions.

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