U.S. flag   An unofficial archive of your favorite United States government website
This is an archive
(replace .gov by .rip)
A  |  B  |  C  |  D  |  E  |  F  |  G  |  H  |  I  |  J  |  K  |  L  |  M  |  N  |  O  |  P  |  Q  |  R  |  S  |  T  |  U  |  V  |  W  |  X  |  Y  |  Z

system component

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s): Definition(s):

  A discrete identifiable information technology asset that represents a building block of a system and may include hardware, software, and firmware.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-128
NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 NIST SP 800-128
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2

  See system component.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-128 under component
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 under component
NIST SP 800-128 under information technology product
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 under information technology product

  See information system component.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 under information technology product

  A discrete, identifiable information technology asset (hardware, software, firmware) that represents a building block of a system. System components include commercial information technology products.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 1 [Superseded] NIST SP 800-128 - Adapted

  Discrete identifiable information technology assets that represent a building block of a system and include hardware, software, firmware, and virtual machines.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-160 Vol.2

  See system element.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-160 under component [Superseded]