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Device

Device: Functional unit that performs its assigned tasks as an integrated whole.

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Functional unit that performs its assigned tasks as an integrated whole.

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Definition 2

Physical apparatus and any supporting supplies, materials, and logic that together form a functional unit that performs assigned tasks as an integrated whole.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 3

Any means by which a voter may cast a ballot for Internet voting (e.g., computer,

Source: Independent Panel on Internet Voting ReportType: external
Definition 4

A “physical contrivance and any supporting supplies, materials, and logic that together form a functional unit that performs assigned tasks as an integrated whole.” 2007 VVSG.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

Sources

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Independent Panel on Internet Voting Report
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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NIST Election Glossary
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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