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object

nounid 3400·updated May 9, 2026
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Passive information system-related entity (e.g., devices, files, records, tables, processes, programs, domains) containing or receiving information. Access to an object (by a subject) implies access to the information it contains. See Subject.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Data85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
objects
possessive
object's
pluralpossessive
objects'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
A passive information system-related entity containing or receiving information.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 23 sensesview framework →
§1
A passive entity that contains or receives information.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
Passive information system-related entity (e.g., devices, files, records, tables, processes, programs, domains) containing or receiving information. Access to an object implies access to the information it contains.
§3 · sense_3_pending_review
Passive information system-related entity (e.g., devices, files, records, tables, processes, programs, domains) containing or receiving information. Access to an object (by a subject) implies access to the information it contains. See Subject.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Passive information system-related entity (e.g., devices, files, records, tables, processes, programs, domains) containing or receiving information. Access to an object implies access to the information it contains.
NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →
§1
Passive information system-related entity (e.g., devices, files, records, tables, processes, programs, domains) containing or receiving information. Access to an object (by a subject) implies access to the information it contains. See Subject.
NIST SP 800-271 senseview framework →
§1
A passive entity that contains or receives information.

Outgoing relationships

related

Incoming relationships

No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.