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element

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

supply chain element

Definitions:

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

  Organizations, entities, or tools employed for the research and development, design, manufacturing, acquisition, delivery, integration, operations and maintenance, and disposal of systems and system components.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 under supply chain element

  Organizations, entities, or tools employed for the research and development, design, manufacturing, acquisition, delivery, integration, operations and maintenance, and/or disposal of systems and system components.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-161r1 under supply chain element

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