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Indefinite IntegralnounMWEthe set of functions F(x) + C, where C is any real number, such that F(x) is the integral of f(x)verified
Indemnifying bank (Check 21)nounMWEA financial institution that transfers, presents, or returns a substitute check or a paper or electronic representation of a substitute check for which it receives consideration. The financial institution shall indemnify the recipient and any subsequent recipient (including a collecting or returning financial institution, the depository financial institution, the drawer, the drawee, the payee, the depositor, and any endorser) for any loss incurred by any recipient of a substitute check if that loss occurred due to the receipt of a substitute check instead of the original.verified
independence standardsnounMWEThe ability, without the service of others, or with a reduced level of the services of others, to function within the community.verified
Independent AgencynounMWEan agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departmentsverified
Independent ClausenounMWEa clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentenceverified
independent reviewnounMWEAn analysis of findings performed by a third party for an organization to provide impartiality.verified
Independent sales organizationnounMWEA non-financial institution organization that provides a variety of merchant processing functions on behalf of the acquirer. These functions include soliciting new merchant accounts, arranging for terminal purchases or leases, and providing backroom services. An Independent sales organization is also referred to as a member service provider (MSP). The acquirer must register all Independent sales organization/MSPs with the bankcard associations.verified
Independent Validation AuthoritynounMWEEntity that reviews the soundness of independent tests and system compliance with all stated security controls and risk mitigation actions. IVAs will be designated by the Authorizing Official as needed.verified
Independent VariablenounMWE(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variablesverified
Independent Verification & ValidationnounMWEA comprehensive review, analysis, and testing (software and/or hardware) performed by an objective third party to confirm (i.e., verify) that the requirements are correctly defined, and to confirm (i.e., validate) that the system correctly implements the required functionality and security requirements.verified
Indeterminacy PrinciplenounMWE(quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same timeverified
Index CasenounMWEthe earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological studyverified
Index FossilnounMWEa fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is foundverified
Index FundnounMWEa mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond indexverified
Index NumbernounMWEa number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed factsverified
Index of RefractionnounMWEthe ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a mediumverified
Index RegisternounMWEIn computer science, a register used to determine the address of an operand.verified
Indian CherrynounMWEdeciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruitverified
Indian GivernounMWEan offensive term for someone who asks you to return a present he has given youverified
Indian ShotnounMWEcanna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtainedverified
Indicative MoodnounMWEa mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective factverified
Indicator LampnounMWEindicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operationverified
Indigenous LanguagenounMWEa language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhereverified
Indigo PlantnounMWEdeciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowersverified
Indirect AntonymnounMWEantonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry')verified
Indirect CorrelationnounMWEa correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the otherverified
Indirect DiscoursenounMWEa report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., 'he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'')verified
Indirect EvidencenounMWEevidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in disputeverified
Indirect FirenounMWEfire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weaponsverified
Indirect ImmunofluorescencenounMWEa method of using fluorescence microscopy to detect the presence of an antigen indirectlyverified
Indirect ObjectnounMWEthe object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verbverified
Indirect TaxnounMWEa tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizationsverified
Indirect TransmissionnounMWEa transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vectorverified
Individual AccountabilitynounMWEAbility to associate positively the identity of a user with the time, method, and degree of access to an information system.verified
Individual FairnessnounMWEA fairness metric that checks whether similar individuals are classified similarlyverified
Individual Retirement AccountnounMWEa retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirementverified
individuals requiring separationnounMWEA category of personnel—defined during an organization's access-control and duty-analysis process—whose assigned roles, privileges, or functions must not be held or exercised by the same person simultaneously, because doing so would create an unacceptable risk of fraud, error, or abuse of privilege. Identifying the duties of individuals requiring separation is the first step toward defining system access authorizations to support separation of duties. Separation of duties addresses the potential for abuse of authorized privileges and reduces the risk of malevolent activity without collusion. In practice, this includes dividing mission functions and support functions among different individuals or roles—for example, ensuring that personnel who administer access-control functions do not also administer audit functions. The phrase operates as a shorthand within separation-of-duties (SoD) control language for the set of role-holders whose job functions have been formally flagged as incompatible, and it drives downstream decisions about access provisioning and organizational design.verified
Inductance UnitnounMWEa measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in itverified
Induction AcceleratornounMWEaccelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic fluxverified
Induction HeatingnounMWEthe heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in itverified
Induction of LabornounMWEinducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sacverified
Industrial Air PollutionnounMWEpollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphereverified
Industrial ArtsnounMWEa course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schoolsverified
Industrial Control SystnounMWEAn information system used to control industrial processes such as manufacturing, product handling, production, and distribution or to control infrastructure assets.verified
Industrial Control SystemnounMWEAn information system used to control industrial processes such as manufacturing, product handling, production, and distribution. Industrial control systems include supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA) used to control geographically dispersed assets, as well as distributed control systems (DCS) and smaller control systems using programmable logic controllers to control localized processes.verified
Industrial DiseasenounMWEdisease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)verified
Industrial EngineeringnounMWEthe branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive waysverified
Industrial Loan CompanynounMWEa finance company that makes small loans to industrial workersverified
Industrial ManagementnounMWEthe branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive waysverified
Industrial ParknounMWEa tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factoriesverified
Industrial ProcessnounMWEa systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture somethingverified
Industrial PsychologynounMWEany of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.verified
Industrial UnionnounMWEa labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craftverified
industry sectornounMWEThe world of business and commerce is often divided up in to a selection of broad and commonly recognised groups, called sectors. Often a more general term, a sector represents a group of industries and markets that share common attributes.verified
industry standardnounMWEA norm or requirement established within an industry; it is typically a formal document establishing uniform technical or engineering, processes, processes, or criteria.verified
Industry testingnounMWEA test designed to validate that business processes, integrated across firms and within the financial industry, which supports the business continuity objectives of the firms, both individually and collectively.verified
Inert GasnounMWEany of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic tableverified