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Regulation

nounid 3809·updated May 9, 2026
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A documented rule or directive created and maintained by a governing authority.

polysemous

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Entity Type

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
applicable regulationordinanceregularizationregulatingrule
plural
Regulations
possessive
Regulation's
pluralpossessive
Regulations'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
Rules or laws defined and enforced by an authority to regulate conduct
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
A documented rule or directive created and maintained by a governing authority.
Wordset Dictionary6 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
§2
the act of bringing to uniformity
§3
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
§4
an authoritative rule
§5
the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
§6
the state of being controlled or governed

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