Defined term
Program
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Cybersecurity
Definition
(C. F. D.) Computer instructions or routines controlling or affecting the externally performed functions of key generation, key distribution, message encryption/decryption, or authentication. Rationale: The term falls under the broader term “COMSEC material”. Rationale: Term has been replaced by the term “COMSEC account manager”.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
N. A set of instructions that are stored within a computer’s memory and cause the computer to execute a task. v. The process of creating a computer program. Election databases are programmed to store all the data as well as the rules of processing that data, for a given election. Ballot builders are sometimes referred to as election database programmers.
Sources
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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EAC IT Glossary for Election Officials
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EAC Information Technology Terminology
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