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Object

Object: Passive information system-related entity (e.g., devices, files, records, tables, processes, programs, domains) containing or receiving information.

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Passive information system-related entity (e.g., devices, files, records, tables, processes, programs, domains) containing or receiving information. Access to an object (by a subject) implies access to the information it contains. See subject.

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A passive information system-related entity containing or receiving information.

Source: NICCS GlossaryType: standard

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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NICCS Glossary
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The Cyber Glossary
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