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Impact AssessmentnounMWEa risk management tool that seeks to ensure an organization has sufficiently considered a system's relative benefits and costs before implementation. In the context of AI, an impact assessment helps to answer a simple question: alongside this system’s intended use, for whom could it fail?Process
Impact LevelnounMWEThe magnitude of harm that can be expected to result from the consequences of unauthorized disclosure of information, unauthorized modification of information, unauthorized destruction of information, or loss of information or information system availability.MetricRegulated
Impact ValuenounMWEThe assessed potential impact resulting from a compromise of the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information type, expressed as a value of low, moderate, or high.Metric
Impacted FracturenounMWEfracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken endverified
Impacted ToothnounMWEa disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normallyverified
Impactionnouna disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normallyverified
Impairmentnounthe condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitnessverified
Impala LilynounMWESouth African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fallverified
Impastonounpainting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visibleverified
Imperative FormnounMWEa mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behaviorverified
Imperative MoodnounMWEa mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behaviorverified
Imperfectivenounaspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verbverified
Imperfective AspectnounMWEaspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verbverified
Imperforate HymennounMWEhymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow outverified
Imperial MothnounMWElarge American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markingsverified
ImpersonationnounA malicious individual is able to impersonate a legitimate data subject to the data controller. The adversary forges a valid access request and goes through the identity verification enforced by the data controller. The data controller sends to the adversary the data of a legitimate data subject. Defeating impersonation is the primary objective of any authentication protocol. The result of this attack is a data breach (e.g. blaggers [sic] pretend to be someone they are not in order to wheedle out the information they are seeking obtaining information illegaly which they then sell for a specified price).Threat
ImplantnounElectronic device or electronic equipment modification designed to gain unauthorized interception of information-bearing emanations.Threat
Implantationnoun(embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammalsverified
Implementationnounthe act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something)verified
Implementation plannounMWEA plan that details project management requirements and issues to be addressed during the period between the execution of an outsourcing agreement and the full production use of the outsourced services.ArtifactInternal
Implicationnouna relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection, especially an incriminating involvementverified
Import CreditnounMWEcredit opened by an importer at a bank in his own country upon which an exporter may drawverified
Important PersonnounMWEa person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of eventsverified
Importationnounthe commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign countryverified
Importernounsomeone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country)verified