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feat(glossary): Add requirement's glossary entries
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These entries are relate to requirements definitions but are part of the
project vocabulary as a whole.

Signed-off-by: David Cerdeira <davidmcerdeira@gmail.com>
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invited by a maintainer to oversee the development of one or multiple
subsystems in a repository. More information
:ref:`here <contrib_roles>`.

PIV
The Platform Initialization Vector (PIV) is a data structure that
stores information regarding the initialization state of different
system components at both the CPU and platform level.

PACV
The Partition Access Control Vector (PACV) is a data structure that
contains the access control policy for a system's partitions. This
policy establishes the permissions for each partition to access the
platform's resources.

Asset
An asset is a valuable resource that must be properly maintained and
managed. The state of an asset must be carefully monitored and
controlled to prevent vulnerabilities or errors from causing harm or
decreasing an assets value.

Subject
A subject is an entity that can access or interact with a system, its
resources and its assets. This can include individuals, other systems
(e.g., through a remote connection), and specific system components
such as VMs and VMMs.

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