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Object
  • A passive entity that contains or receives information. Access to an object potentially implies access to the information it contains. Examples of objects are records, blocks, pages, segments, files, directories, directory trees, and programs, as well as bits, bytes, words, fields, processors, video displays, keyboards, clocks, printers, network nodes, etc. (CSC-STD-001-83;; AFR 205-16;; NCSC-WA-001-85;; DCID 1/16-1, Sup. ;)