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data

Definitions:

  Information in a specific representation, usually as a sequence of symbols that have meaning.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2

  A variable-length string of zero or more (eight-bit) bytes.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2 under Data

  Distinct pieces of digital information that have been formatted in a specific way.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-86 under Data

  Pieces of information from which “understandable information” is derived.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1 under Data

  A subset of information in an electronic format that allows it to be retrieved or transmitted.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-10B under Data from CNSSI 4009-2015
NIST SP 1800-25B under Data
NIST SP 1800-26B under Data from CNSSI 4009-2015

  Representation of facts, concepts, or instructions in a manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or by automatic means.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-160v1r1

  Collection of values assigned to base measures, derived measures, and/or indicators.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-160v1r1 from ISO/IEC/IEEE 15939:2017

  Re-interpretable representation of information in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-188

  A representation of information as stored or transmitted.
Sources:
NISTIR 4734 under Data

  Any piece of information suitable for use in a computer.
Sources:
NISTIR 7693 under Data

  A representation of information, including digital and non-digital formats.
Sources:
NIST Privacy Framework Version 1.0 under Data