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Definition

physical or digital entity that has value to an individual, an organization or a government

 

This is a concrete item and can be implemented directly

Term: asset; 
Plural: assets; 

Notes

Examples

Diagrammatic representation

Simple graph - asset

Required associations

exactly one asset has part a number of components

Optional associations

a number of harm damages a number of assets
a number of security capabilities manage security risk to a number of assets
a number of health IT infrastructures comprises one or more assets

Generalisations

asset

Specialisations

asset
    accompanying information
    system
        health IT system
        sociotechnical ecosystem
    product
        medical device
        health software product
        component
        assurance case
    personal health information
    IT-network
    health information technology