Critical definition

Critical or Security Incident refers to incidents that require immediate resolution as they prevent users from using the service and affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of mission-critical system such as unauthorized access, system hack, data loss, data leak, or else.
Critical. (C) means any equipment, medications or supplies critical for lifesaving patient care and which by its absence would jeopardize patient care.
Critical professional work means a cornerstone or fundamental decision, requiring the exercise of sound professional judgement of the effects of a decision within a particular professional field.

Examples of Critical in a sentence

  • For purposes of this Section 7.5, a direct or indirect change of control of Registry Operator or any subcontracting arrangement that relates to any Critical Function (as identified in Section 6 of Specification 10) for the TLD (a “Material Subcontracting Arrangement”) shall be deemed an assignment.

  • FERC expects the NYISO, the Connecting Transmission Owner, Market Participants, and Interconnection Customers interconnected to electric systems to comply with the recommendations offered by the President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board and, eventually, best practice recommendations from the electric reliability authority.

  • The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute for Standards and Technology Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Version 1.1.

  • The Commission will expect the NYISO, all Transmission Owners, all Developers and all other Market Participants to comply with the recommendations offered by the President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board and, eventually, best practice recommendations from the electric reliability authority.

  • At the discretion of the County, the Contractor may be required to furnish a Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule.


More Definitions of Critical

Critical. ’ means those functions whose failure would contribute to, or cause, a failure condition that would prevent the continued safe flight and landing of the airplane. The systems identified by the hazard analysis that perform critical
Critical means Capital Expenditure which is necessary for
Critical means that the Work cannot timely be completed by Digimarc without such employee.
Critical means that the applicable Services cannot be completed by Digimarc without such person; or
Critical work activities are those which address conditions in the infrastructure that pose an imminent threat to public health and safety. This would include instances in which defects or damage currently exist and must be repaired to restore the infrastructure to a safe operating condition. Examples may include filling existing potholes, repairing significantly damaged guardrail, grading shoulders with an edge drop in excess of 1 ½ inches or replacing a collapsed culvert.
Critical means an indication that a component, issues or decision is fundamental or crucial to subsequent actions, consideration and decisions.
Critical the Software is inoperable or a core function of the Software is unavailable; • serious: a core function of the Software is significantly impaired; • moderate: a core function of the Software is impaired, where the impairment does not constitute a serious issue; or a non-core function of the Software is significantly impaired; and • minor: any impairment of the Software not falling into the above categories; and any cosmetic issue affecting the Software.