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Common Platform Enumeration
Common Platform Enumeration: (CPE) A nomenclature and dictionary of hardware, operating systems, and applications.
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(CPE) A nomenclature and dictionary of hardware, operating systems, and applications.
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(CPE) A SCAP specification that provides a standard naming convention for operating systems, hardware, and applications for the purpose of providing consistent, easily parsed names that can be shared by multiple parties and solutions to refer to the same specific platform type. (SP 800-128) (NISTIR)
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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