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• The special software within the cryptographic boundary (e.g., operating system, compilers or utility programs) designed for a specific computer system or family of computer systems to facilitate the operation and maintenance of the computer system, and associated programs, and data.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  System Software. (n.d.). Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/system-software.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  System Software. csrc.nist.gov. Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/system-software (accessed: January 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "System Software." Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. 28 January. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/system-software.

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