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SP

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

(NIST) Special Publication
NIST Special Publication
Service Pack
Service Processor
Special Publication
Special Publication (NIST)
Special Publications

Definition(s):

  Include proceedings of conferences sponsored by NIST, NIST annual reports, and other special publications appropriate to this grouping such as wall charts, pocket cards, and bibliographies.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-19 under Special Publications [Withdrawn]

  Microsoft’s term for a collection of patches integrated into a single large update.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-44 Version 2 under Service Pack

  Special Publication – a designation for NIST documents, sometimes supporting FIPS.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-76-2