Article 6: Definitions
NIS2 Art. 6, Chapter I
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘network and information system’ means: (a) an electronic communications network as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Directive (EU) 2018/1972; (b) any device or group of interconnected or related devices, one or more of which, pursuant to a programme, carry out automatic processing of digital data; or (c) digital data stor
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- network and information system
- security of network and information systems
- cybersecurity
- national cybersecurity strategy
- near miss
- incident
- large-scale cybersecurity incident
- incident handling
- risk
- cyber threat
- significant cyber threat
- ICT product
- ICT service
- ICT process
- vulnerability
- standard
- technical specification
- internet exchange point
- domain name system
- DNS service provider
- top-level domain name registry
- entity providing domain name registration services
- digital service
- trust service
- trust service provider
- qualified trust service
- qualified trust service provider
- online marketplace
- online search engine
- cloud computing service
- data centre service
- content delivery network
- social networking services platform
- representative
- public administration entity
- public electronic communications network
- electronic communications service
- entity
- managed service provider
- managed security service provider
- research organisation
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Source texts: the Official Journal, through the Publications Office. Dataset built 2026-07-29. Study aid, not legal advice.
Every connection on this page is drawn from the official text of Directive (EU) 2022/2555. Study aid, not legal advice.
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