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Insider TradingnounMWEbuying or selling corporate stock by a corporate officer or other insider on the basis of information that has not been made public and is supposed to remain confidentialverified
Insinuationnounthe act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishmentsverified
Inspectable SpacenounMWEThree dimensional space surrounding equipment that processes classified and/or sensitive information within which TEMPEST exploitation is not considered practical or where legal authority to identify and remove a potential TEMPEST exploitation exists. Synonymous with zone of control.PhysicalRegulatedCUI
Installationnouna building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industryverified
InstancenounA single object of the world from which a model will be learned, or on which a model will be used (e.g., for prediction).Data
Instance WeightnounMWEA numerical value that multiplies the contribution of a data point in a model.Metric
Instant ReplaynounMWEthe immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotapeverified
Instantaneous Sound PressurenounMWEthe difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that pointverified
Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersnounMWEPronounced I-triple-E; IEEE is an organization composed of engineers, scientists and students Scope Note: Best known for developing standards for the computer and electronics industryOrganization
institutionnounAn organization founded for a specific purpose, such as religious, educational, professional, or social.Organization
InstructionnounMeans (i) any instruction submitted by a Member through the submission process directing CLS Bank to settle certain payment entitlements and obligations arising pursuant to an FX transaction eligible for settlement in CLS Bank and (ii) any instructions resulting from the split of Settlement Eligible Instructions.Requirement
Instruction ExecutionnounMWE(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computerverified
Instruction ManualnounMWEa manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate itverified
Instrument of ExecutionnounMWEan instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned personverified
Instrument of TorturenounMWEan instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned personverified
Instrument PanelnounMWEelectrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devicesverified
Instrumental ConditioningnounMWEoperant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trialsverified
Instrumental MusicnounMWEmusic intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instrumentsverified
Instrumental RolenounMWEthe semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a processverified
Instrumentalismnouna system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their successverified
Instrumentalitynounan artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some endverified
Instrumentationnounthe act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instrumentsverified
Insufflationnoun(medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)verified
Insulantnouna material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricityverified
Insulating MaterialnounMWEa material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricityverified
Insulating TapenounMWEa water-resistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductorsverified
Insulationnounthe act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricityverified
Insulatornouna material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivityverified