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Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

Configuration Management

NIST SP 800-100, NIST SP 800-12 Rev. 1, NIST SP 800-128

Definitions:

A collection of activities focused on establishing and maintaining the integrity of information technology products and information systems, through control of processes for initializing, changing, and monitoring the configurations of those products and systems throughout the system development life cycle.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-16B under Configuration Management
NIST SP 1800-16C under Configuration Management
NIST SP 1800-16D under Configuration Management

A collection of activities focused on establishing and maintaining the integrity of products and systems, through control of the processes for initializing, changing, and monitoring the configurations of those products and systems throughout the system development life cycle.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-128 under Configuration Management

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