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• Software programs or parts of programs obtained from remote information systems, transmitted across a network, and executed on a local information system without explicit installation or execution by the recipient.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Mobile Code. (n.d.). Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/mobile-code.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Mobile Code. csrc.nist.gov. Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/mobile-code (accessed: January 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Mobile Code." Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. 28 January. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/mobile-code.

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