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NIST SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev.1:
a physical device that performs a cryptographic function (e.g., random number generation, message authentication, digital signature generation, encryption, or key establishment)
A cryptographic device must employ one or more cryptographic modules for cryptographic operations. The device may also be composed from other applications and components in addition to the cryptographic module(s). A cryptographic device may be a stand-alone cryptographic mechanism or a crypto key management system component.

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standardeid
https://www.iso.org/standard/41214.html