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Irritable Bowel SyndromenounMWErecurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea, often alternating with periods of constipationverified
Ischemic AnoxianounMWEanoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)verified
Ischemic HypoxianounMWEhypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)verified
Island DispensernounMWEa pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanksverified
Islands of LangerhansnounMWEcell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organverified
Isles of LangerhansnounMWEcell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organverified
Islets of LangerhansnounMWEcell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organverified
Isobutyl NitritenounMWEa colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusersverified
Isobutylphenyl Propionic AcidnounMWEa nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyreticverified
Isogonal LinenounMWEan imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the sameverified
Isogonic LinenounMWEan imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the sameverified
Isometric ExercisenounMWEmuscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)verified
Isotonic ExercisenounMWEexercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change)verified
Issue-Specific PolicynounMWEAn Issue-Specific Policy is intended to address specific needs within an organization, such as a password policy.verified
IT architecturenounMWEA subset of enterprise architecture, with detail to support data processing and access, including fundamental requirements for centralized or distributed computing, real or virtual servers, devices and workstations, and networking design. Architecture plans may also exist for data (information), security, and applications.verified
IT governancenounMWEAn integral part of governance that consists of the leadership and organizational structures and processes that ensure that the institution's IT sustains and extends the organization's strategies and objectives.verified
IT Security ArchitecturenounMWEA description of security principles and an overall approach for complying with the principles that drive the system design; i.e., guidelines on the placement and implementation of specific security services within various distributed computing environments.verified
IT Security AwarenessnounMWEThe purpose of awareness presentations is simply to focus attention on security. Awareness presentations are intended to allow individuals to recognize IT security concerns and respond accordingly.verified
IT Security Awareness and Training ProgramnounMWEExplains proper rules of behavior for the use of agency information systems and information. The program communicates IT security policies and procedures that need to be followed (i.e., NSTISSD 501, NIST SP 800-50).verified
IT Security EducationnounMWEIT Security Education seeks to integrate all of the security skills and competencies of the various functional specialties into a common body of knowledge, adds a multidisciplinary study of concepts, issues, and principles (technological and social), and strives to produce IT security specialists and professionals capable of vision and proactive response.verified
IT Security InvestmentnounMWEAn IT application or system that is solely devoted to security. For instance, intrusion detection systems (IDS) and public key infrastructure (PKI) are examples of IT security investments.verified
IT Security PolicynounMWEThe “documentation of IT security decisions” in an organization. NIST SP 800-12 categorizes IT Security Policy into three basic types: 1) Program Policy—high-level policy used to create an organization’s IT security program, define its scope within the organization, assign implementation responsibilities, establish strategic direction, and assign resources for implementation. 2) Issue-Specific Policies—address specific issues of concern to the organization, such as contingency planning, the use of a particular methodology for systems risk management, and implementation of new regulations or law. These policies are likely to require more frequent revision as changes in technology and related factors take place. 3) System-Specific Policies—address individual systems, such as establishing an access control list or in training users as to what system actions are permitted. These policies may vary from system to system within the same organization. In addition, policy may refer to entirely different matters, such as the specific managerial decisions setting an organization’s electronic mail (email) policy or fax security policy.verified
IT Security TrainingnounMWEIT Security Training strives to produce relevant and needed security skills and competencies by practitioners of functional specialties other than IT security (e.g., management, systems design and development, acquisition, auditing). The most significant difference between training and awareness is that training seeks to teach skills, which allow a person to perform a specific function, while awareness seeks to focus an individual’s attention on an issue or set of issues. The skills acquired during training are built upon the awareness foundation, in particular, upon the security basics and literacy material.verified
IT strategic plannounMWEA comprehensive blueprint that guides the organization's technology management and contains high-level goals and plans for all areas of information technology that affect the business, not just the infrastructure. The plan should include areas that impact technology management, including cost management, human capital management, hardware and software management, third-party management, risk management, and all other considerations in the enterprise IT environment.verified
IT system inventorynounMWEA list containing information about the information resources owned or operated by an organization.verified
IT-Related RisknounMWEThe net mission/business impact considering 1) the likelihood that a particular threat source will exploit, or trigger, a particular information system vulnerability, and 2) the resulting impact if this should occur. IT-related risks arise from legal liability or mission/business loss due to, but not limited to: - Unauthorized (malicious, non-malicious, or accidental) disclosure, modification, or destruction of information; - Non-malicious errors and omissions; - IT disruptions due to natural or man-made disasters; or - Failure to exercise due care and diligence in the implementation and operation of the IT.verified
Ivory TreenounMWEtropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrheaverified
Ivory-Billed WoodpeckernounMWElarge black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory billverified
Ivy GeraniumnounMWEa commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowersverified
Ivy-Leaved GeraniumnounMWEa commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowersverified