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Service level agreement

nounid 4128·updated Aug 30, 2026
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An agreement, preferably documented, between a service provider and the customer(s)/user(s) that defines minimum performance targets for a service and how they will be measured

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Variants

acronym
SLA
alternatephrasing
Service-Level Agreement
plural
Service level agreementsService-Level Agreements
possessive
Service level agreement'sService-Level Agreement's
pluralpossessive
Service level agreements'Service-Level Agreements'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
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An agreement, preferably documented, between a service provider and the customer(s)/user(s) that defines minimum performance targets for a service and how they will be measured
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Defines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and sets the customer expectations.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Defines the specific responsibilities of the service provider and sets the customer expectations.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
An agreement, preferably documented, between a service provider and the customer(s)/user(s) that defines minimum performance targets for a service and how they will be measured
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