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Definitions:

Process to define the architecture, system elements, interfaces, and other characteristics of a system or system element.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-160v1r1 from ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:2017

Result of the process to be consistent with the selected architecture, system elements, interfaces, and other characteristics of a system or system element.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-160v1r1 from ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015

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