The term System might be ambiguous. In traditional systems engineering, the term only refers to engineered (human-made) components, excluding the operators. However, in the broad sense, the term may refer to the Extended System..., including all the entities (machine and operators ) involved in the system operation.
To distinguish between the term in its broad sense and that used in traditional engineering, this guide uses the term Machine to refer to the engineered parts of the system.
Another term, used in the context of the recommended architecture ..., is the functional unit.
This section presents resilience issues and guidelines regarding the functional unit of the recommended architecture ...
Updated on 01 Jul 2016.