Configuration item

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000878",
  "term": "Configuration item",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. An aggregation of system components that is designated for configuration management and treated as a single entity in the configuration management process.\n\n2. Item or aggregation of hardware, software, or both, that is designated for configuration management and treated as a single entity in the configuration management process.\n\n3. An aggregation of information system components that is designated for configuration management and treated as a single entity in the configuration management process.\n\n4. An item or aggregation of hardware or software or both that is designed to be managed as a single entity. Configuration items may vary widely in complexity, size and type, ranging from an entire system including all hardware, software and documentation, to a single module, a minor hardware component or a single software package.",
  "abbreviation": "CI",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022 from NIST SP 800-128 (adapted); NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 from NIST SP 800-128; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from NIST SP 800-128",
    "NIST SP 800-160v1r1 from ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015",
    "NIST SP 800-128; NIST SP 800-128",
    "NISTIR 7695",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/configuration-item/"
}