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Specification

nounid 4205·updated May 12, 2026
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An assessment object that includes document-based artifacts (e.g., policies, procedures, plans, system security requirements, functional specifications, and architectural designs) associated with an information system.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Artifact0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

65%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

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Specifications
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Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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An assessment object that includes document-based artifacts (e.g., policies, procedures, plans, system security requirements, functional specifications, and architectural designs) associated with an information system.
NIST SP 800-53A1 senseview framework →
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An assessment object that includes document-based artifacts (e.g., policies, procedures, plans, system security requirements, functional specifications, and architectural designs) associated with an information system.
Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations: A System Life Cycle Approach for Security and Privacy1 senseview framework →
§1
A document that specifies, in a complete, precise, verifiable manner, the requirements, design, behavior, or other characteristics of a system or component and often the procedures for determining whether these provisions have been satisfied.
Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
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a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
§2
(patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention
§3
a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
§4
naming explicitly
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
An assessment object that includes document-based artifacts (e.g., policies, procedures, plans, system security requirements, functional specifications, and architectural designs) associated with an information system.
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