Term:Facility

DoD 5220.22-M

Facility - A plant, laboratory, office, college, university, or commercial structure with associated warehouses, storage areas, utilities, and components, that, when related by function and location, form an operating entity. (A business or educational organization may consist of one or more facilities as defined herein.) For purposes of industrial security, the term does not include Government installations.

DoD 8580.02-R

Facility - The physical premises and the interior and exterior of a building or buildings. DL1.20.

DoDI 8500.02

Facility - A room, building, or section of a building that houses workstations and peripherals. Facilities have physical and environmental security requirements identified in IA controls that focus on confidentiality of the information processed or displayed. (See also "computing facility.") E2.1.20.

DSS Glossary

Facility - Plant, laboratory, office, college, university, or commercial structure with associated warehouses, storage areas, utilities, and components, that, when related by function and location, form an operational entity.

NIST SP 800-92

Facility - The message type for a syslog message.