When creating a new CPE Name, what term should be used if a given component is not defined by a vendor?
If attempting to create a CPE Name for a given platform that does not have or define a certain component, and it is desired to enumerate a specific release guarding against future releases that may introduce the component (e.g. the release of a new edition), then the value ‘-‘ (a single hyphen) should be used. Note that some vendors do in fact define a term of an initial release but do not use this term in the marketing name. In these cases, that term should be used instead of ‘-‘. An example of this is with the Microsoft Windows operating system where the initial release is known without a service pack. In this case, the vendor does in fact have a term for this release (gold) and that vendor term should be used instead of ‘-‘.
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