§ 5-41-102 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

5-41-102. Definitions.

As used in subchapter:

(1) "Access" means to instruct, communicate with, store data in, or retrieve data from a computer, computer system, or computer network;

(2) "Computer" means an electronic device that performs a logical, arithmetic, or memory function by manipulating an electronic or magnetic impulse and includes any input, output, processing, storage, computer software, or communication facility that is connected or related to that device in a system or a network;

(3) "Computer network" means the interconnection of communications lines with a computer through a remote terminal or a complex consisting of two (2) or more interconnected computers;

(4) "Computer program" means a set of instructions, statements, or related data that, in actual or modified form, is capable of causing a computer or a computer system to perform a specified function;

(5) "Computer software" means one (1) or more computer programs, existing in any form, or any associated operational procedure, manual, or other documentation;

(6) "Computer system" means a set of related, connected, or unconnected computers, other devices, and software;

(7) "Data" means any representation of information, knowledge, a fact, concept, or an instruction that is being prepared or has been prepared and is intended to be processed or stored, is being processed or stored, or has been processed or stored in a computer, computer network, or computer system;

(8) "Financial instrument" includes, but is not limited to, any check, draft, warrant, money order, note, certificate of deposit, letter of credit, bill of exchange, credit card, debit card, transaction authorization mechanism, marketable security, or any computer system representation thereof;

(9) "Message" means any transfer of a sign, signal, writing, image, sound, data, or intelligence of any nature, or any transfer of a computer program;

(10) "Property" includes, but is not limited to, a financial instrument, data, computer program, document associated with a computer or computer program, or a copy of a financial instrument, data, computer program, or document associated with a computer or computer program, whether tangible or intangible, including both human and computer readable data, and data while in transit;

(11) "Service" includes, but is not limited to, the use of a computer, a computer system, a computer network, computer software, a computer program, or data.