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Ignition CoilnounMWEan induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugsverified
Ignition LocknounMWEa restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the keyverified
Ignition SwitchnounMWEswitch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starterverified
Ignoratio ElenchinounMWEthe logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issueverified
Iguananounlarge herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the backverified
Ijtihadnounthe endeavor of a Moslem scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholarsverified
Ikonnouna visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surfaceverified
Ilamanountropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruitverified
Ilama TreenounMWEtropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruitverified
Ilang-Ilangnounevergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oilverified
Ileocecal ValvenounMWEvalve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestineverified
Ileocolic ArterynounMWEan artery that originates from the superior mesenteric artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colonverified
Ileocolic VeinnounMWEa vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colonverified
Ileostomynounsurgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anusverified
Ileusnounblockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowelverified
Iliolumbar ArterynounMWEan artery that originates in the internal iliac artery and supplies the pelvic muscles and bonesverified
Illationnounthe reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observationverified
Illegitimate EnterprisenounMWEan illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profitverified
Illuminationnounpainting or drawing included in a book, especially referring to illuminated medieval manuscriptsverified
Illustrationnouna visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understandverified
Illustratornounan artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)verified
Illustriousnessnounthe property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminenceverified
ImagenounAn exact bit-stream copy of all electronic data on a device, performed in a manner that ensures that the information is not altered.Artifact
Image archive (Check 21)nounMWEDatabase for storage and easy retrieval of check images.DataRegulatedPII
Image capture (Check 21)nounMWEThe process of digitizing both sides of physical items and their assorted MICR information as they are processed at the Federal Reserve Bank. Also includes storage of the images for up to 60 days.ProcessRegulatedPII
Image exchange (Check 21)nounMWEExchange of some or all of the digitized images of a check.ProcessRegulatedPCI
Image ScannernounMWEan electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computerverified
Imaginary NumbernounMWE(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1verified
Imaginary PartnounMWEthe part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factorverified
Imaginary Part of a Complex NumbernounMWEthe part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factorverified
Imaginationnounthe formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the sensesverified
Imaginative ComparisonnounMWEthe kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegoriesverified
Imaginativenessnounthe formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the sensesverified
ImagingnounA process that allows one to obtain a bit-for-bit copy of data to avoid damage of original data or information when multiple analyses may be performed. Scope Note: The imaging process is made to obtain residual data, such as deleted files, fragments of deleted files and other information present, from the disk for analysis. This is possible because imaging duplicates the disk surface, sector by sector.Process
Imagismnouna movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentalityverified
Imagonoun(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhoodverified