Writers First Review Draft    (2UTD)

Term    (2UTF)

Capability    (2UTG)

Origin/Source for Inclusion of the Term    (2UTH)

OMB EA Assessment Framework Version 1.5    (2UTI)

OMB Context Definition    (2UTJ)

Reference/URL OMB Context Definition    (2UTK)

Business Definition    (2UTL)

What we do well as an organization.    (2UTM)

Reference/URL for Business Definition    (2UTN)

Original Definition developed by Jim Disbrow, Information Technology Specialist, Office of Information Technology (EI-10), Energy Information Administration, U.S. Dept. of Energy, jim.disbrow@eia.doe.gov, 202-586-1868, created June 13,2005    (2UTO)

Technical Definition    (2UTP)

A system of activities, tangible assets, skills, information bases, managerial systems, and values together creating a special advantage for an organization.    (2UTQ)

Reference/URL Technical Definition    (2UTR)

OMB Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework Version 1.5    (2UTS)

Context Definition 1    (2UTT)

In order to access an object, the program must have a special token (like a car key) that designates the object and gives the program the authority to perform a specific set of actions (such as reading or writing) on that object. This token is known as a capability.    (2UTU)

Reference/URL Context Definition 1 ""Programming semantics for multiprogrammed computations"", the original capability paper, is at http://www.lcs.mit.edu/publications/pubs/pdf/MIT-LCS-TR-023.pdf"    (2UTV)

Context Definition 2    (2UTW)

Reference/URL for Context Definition 2    (2UTX)

Context Definition 3    (2UTY)

Reference/URL for Context Definition 3    (2UTZ)

See Also Related Terms    (2UU0)