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System Extent

System Extent: Administrative unit that is the entire scope within which the voting system is used (for example, a county).

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Administrative unit that is the entire scope within which the voting system is used (for example, a county). The system extent corresponds to the top-level reporting context for which the system generates reports.

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Definition 2

Administrative unit that is the entire scope within which the voting system is used.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 3

An “administrative unit that is the entire scope within which the voting system is used (e.g., a county). Discussion: The system ex tent corresponds to the toplevel REPORTING CONTEXT for which the system generates reports.” 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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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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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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