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Subsystem

nounid 4274·updated May 9, 2026
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A major subdivision or component of an information system consisting of information, information technology, and personnel that perform one or more specific functions.

Classifications

Entity Type

System92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Subsystems
possessive
Subsystem's
pluralpossessive
Subsystems'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
A major subdivision or component of an information system consisting of information, information technology, and personnel that perform one or more specific functions.
NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →
§1
A major subdivision or component of an information system consisting of information, information technology, and personnel that perform one or more specific functions.
NIST SP 800-53A1 senseview framework →
§1
A major subdivision or component of an information system consisting of information, information technology, and personnel that perform one or more specific functions.
NIST SP 800-371 senseview framework →
§1
A major subdivision or component of an information system consisting of information, information technology, and personnel that perform one or more specific functions.
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
a system that is part of some larger system

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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