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software

Definition(s):

  Computer programs and associated data that may be dynamically written or modified during execution.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from CNSSI 4009-2015
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 from CNSSI 4009-2015
NISTIR 7693 under Software
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded] under Software from CNSSI 4009

  Computer programs (which are stored in and executed by computer hardware) and associated data (which also is stored in the hardware) that may be dynamically written or modified during execution.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2

  All or part of the programs, procedures, rules, and associated documentation of an information processing system.
Source(s):
NISTIR 7695 under Software from ISO/IEC 19770-2

  “Computer programs and associated data that may be dynamically written or modified during the device’s execution”
Source(s):
NISTIR 8259A under Software from NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4

  Computer programs and associated data that may be dynamically written or modified during the device’s execution (e.g., application code, libraries).
Source(s):
NISTIR 8259B under Software