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facility

Definitions:

  One or more CKMS devices contained within a physically protected enclosure that is portable (e.g., a mobile phone or a laptop computer). The user of the mobile facility may be required to guard and protect the contents of the facility itself.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-152 under Facility (mobile device)

  One or more CKMS devices contained within a physically protected enclosure. A facility for a static device is typically a room or building (including their contents) with locks, alarms, and/or guards.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-152 under Facility (static device)

  The message type for a syslog message.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-92 under Facility

  Physical means or equipment for facilitating the performance of an action (e.g., buildings, instruments, tools).
Sources:
NIST SP 800-160v1r1 from ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015

  One or more physical locations containing systems or system components that process, store, or transmit information.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-171r3