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acquisition

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

Procurement

Definition(s):

   (See “acquisition.”)
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-161 under Procurement from 48 C.F.R.

  Includes all stages of the process of acquiring product or services, beginning with the process for determining the need for the product or services and ending with contract completion and closeout.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-161 under Acquisition from NIST SP 800-64 Rev. 2 - Adapted

  A process by which digital evidence is duplicated, copied, or imaged.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1 under Acquisition
NIST SP 800-72 under Acquisition

  Includes all stages of the process of acquiring product or service, beginning with the process for determining the need for the product or service and ending with contract completion and closeout.
Source(s):
NISTIR 7622 under Acquisition from NIST SP 800-64 Rev. 2 - Adapted

  Process of obtaining a system, product, or service.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 1 from ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288