Device role

Definition
A device role is

"a group of devices with the same rules. For example, the list of white-listed software for a server is likely different from that for a workstation. This would cause servers and devices to have separate device roles.

Roles can be federally and/or organization-defined. Examples of high-level roles include user-endpoint, server, networking device, cellular device, and other devices. Each might be further subdivided. For example, servers might be divided into many sub-categories (e.g., database-server, email-server, file-server, DNS-server, DHCP-server, authentication-server). A device role is needed whenever the organization wants a group of devices to have different rules for authorized software, settings, and/or patching, for example."