Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001634",
  "term": "Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A specification for the interface between the operating system and the platform firmware. Version 1.10 of the EFI specifications was the final version of the EFI specifications, and subsequent revisions made by the Unified EFI Forum are part of the UEFI specifications.",
  "abbreviation": "EFI",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-147; NIST SP 800-147B",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/extensible-firmware-interface-efi/"
}