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role

Definitions:

  A job function or employment position to which people or other system entities may be assigned in a system.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2
NIST SP 800-12 Rev. 1 under Role from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2

  the set of named duties or job functions within an organization.
Sources:
NISTIR 6192 under Role

  A collection of permissions in role-based access control, usually associated with a role or position within an organization.
Sources:
NISTIR 7316 under Role