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Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-004482

A possible replacement for the conventional BIOS that is becoming widely deployed in new x86-based computer systems. The UEFI specifications were preceded by the EFI specifications.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-004482
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationUEFI
ReferencesNIST SP 800-147; NIST SP 800-147B; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004482",
  "term": "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A possible replacement for the conventional BIOS that is becoming widely deployed in new x86-based computer systems. The UEFI specifications were preceded by the EFI specifications.",
  "abbreviation": "UEFI",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-147; NIST SP 800-147B",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/unified-extensible-firmware-interface-uefi/"
}

Record 4,482 of 4,693 in Cybersecurity terminology (MLC-0102). Request the full dataset.