System of Records

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

None

Definition(s):

“A group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual.”
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-122 The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(a)(5)

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