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element

Definition(s):

  Organizations, departments, facilities, or personnel responsible for a particular systems security engineering activity conducted within an engineering process (e.g., operations elements, logistics elements, maintenance elements, and training elements).
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 1

  ICT system element is a member of a set of elements that constitutes a system.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-161 under Element

  A statement about an ISCM concept that is true for a well-implemented ISCM program.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-137A
NISTIR 8212

  ICT system element member of a set of elements that constitutes a system.
Source(s):
NISTIR 7622 under Element from ISO/IEC 15288 - Adapted