Corruption
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
A threat action that undesirably alters system operation by adversely modifying system functions or data.
Framework senses
- §1
- A threat action that undesirably alters system operation by adversely modifying system functions or data.
- §1
- inducement, such as of a public official, by improper means, such as bribery, to violate duty
- §2
- destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty
- §3
- moral perversion
- §4
- lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery)
- §5
- decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
- §6
- in a state of progressive putrefaction