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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Importunitynouninsistent solicitation and entreatyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impositionnounthe act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Impossibilitynounincapability of existing or occurringverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impossible ActionnounMWEan alternative that is not availableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impossiblenessnounincapability of existing or occurringverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impostnounthe lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Imposternouna person who makes deceitful pretensesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impostornouna person who makes deceitful pretensesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Imposturenounpretending to be another personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impotencenounan inability, usually of the male animal, to copulateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impotencynounan inability (usually of the male animal) to copulateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impoundingnounplacing private property in the custody of an officer of the lawverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impoundmentnounplacing private property in the custody of an officer of the lawverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impoverishmentnounthe state of having little or no money and few or no material possessionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impracticabilitynounthe quality of not being usableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impracticablenessnounthe quality of not being usableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impracticalitynounconcerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual useverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impramine HydrochloridenounMWEa tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depressionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Imprecationnounthe act of calling down a curse that invokes evil and usually serves as an insultverifiedMay 18, 2026
Imprecisenessnounthe quality of lacking precisionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Imprecisionnounthe quality of lacking precisionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impregnabilitynounhaving the strength to withstand attackverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impregnationnounthe process of totally saturating something with a substanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impresarionouna sponsor who books and stages public entertainmentsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impressionnounthe act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of anotherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impressive AphasianounMWEaphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written wordsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impressivenessnounthe quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mindverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impressmentnounthe act of coercing someone into government serviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Imprimaturnounformal and explicit approvalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Imprintingnouna learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are establishedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Imprisonmentnounthe act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Improbabilitynounthe quality of being improbableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Improbablenessnounthe quality of being improbableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Improper FractionnounMWEa fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominatorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impropernessnounan improper demeanorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Improprietynounthe condition of being improperverifiedMay 18, 2026
improvementnounA change for the better; progress in development.ProcessMay 12, 2026
Improvernounsomeone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reformsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Improvidencenouna lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resourcesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Improvisationnouna creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Improvised Explosive DevicenounMWEan explosive device that is improvisedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Imprudencenouna lack of caution in practical affairsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impudencenounthe trait of being rude and impertinentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impuissancenounpowerlessness revealed by an inability to actverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impulsenoun(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Impulse ExplosivenounMWEan explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth chargesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impulse TurbinenounMWEa turbine that is driven by jets direct against the bladesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impulsionnounthe act of applying force suddenlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impulsivenessnounthe trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflectionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impunitynounexemption from punishment or lossverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impurenessnounthe condition of being impureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Impuritynounworthless or dangerous material that should be removedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Imputationnouna statement attributing something dishonest, especially a criminal offenseverifiedMay 18, 2026
in order tonounMWEWith the purpose of doing something.verifiedMay 12, 2026
in response tonounMWEThis limits a Control or Mandate's secondary verb to be put into play precisely because the event has taken place.RequirementMay 12, 2026
In SiliconounMWEcarrying out some experiment by means of a computer simulationProcessMay 18, 2026
In TimenounMWEin the correct rhythmverifiedMay 18, 2026
In-Basketnouna wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming materialverifiedMay 18, 2026
In-Fightingnounconflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders)verifiedMay 18, 2026
in-house developed applicationnounMWEAn application that has been developed within the organization.SystemRegulatedMay 12, 2026
In-Jokenouna joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
In-Lawnouna relative by marriageverifiedMay 18, 2026
In-Line SkatenounMWEa shoe with a line of rollers fixed to the soleverifiedMay 18, 2026
In-Migrationnounmigration into a place, especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle thereverifiedMay 18, 2026
In-ProcessingnounTechniques that modify the algorithms in order to mitigate bias during model training. Model training processes could incorporate changes to the objective (cost) function or impose a new optimization constraint.ProcessRegulatedPIIMay 18, 2026
In-Processing AlgorithmnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansProcessRegulatedPIIMay 18, 2026
In-Traynouna wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming materialverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inabilitynounlack of ability (especially mental ability) to do somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inaccessibilitynounthe quality of not being available when neededverifiedMay 18, 2026
InaccuracynounPersonal data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to dateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inactionnounthe state of being inactiveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inactivationnounbreaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Inactivenessnouna disposition to remain inactive or inertverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inactivitynouna disposition to remain inactive or inertverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inadequacynoununsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inadequatenessnoununsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inadmissibilitynoununacceptability as a consequence of not being admissibleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inadvertencenounan unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inadvertencynounthe trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inadvertent DisclosurenounMWEType of incident involving accidental exposure of information to an individual not authorized access.EventRegulatedMay 12, 2026
Inadvisabilitynounthe quality of being ill-advisedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inamoratanouna woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationshipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inamoratonouna man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationshipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inanimatenessnounnot having lifeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inanitionnounweakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inanitynountotal lack of meaning or ideasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inapplicabilitynounirrelevance by virtue of being inapplicable to the matter at handverifiedMay 18, 2026
InappositenessnouninappropriatenessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inappropriatenessnounthe quality of being not particularly suitable or befittingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inaptitudenouna lack of aptitudeverifiedMay 18, 2026
InaptnessnouninappropriatenessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inattentionnounlack of attentionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inattentivenessnounthe trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of othersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inaudibilitynounthe quality of not being perceptible by the earverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inaudiblenessnounthe quality of not being perceptible by the earverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inaugural AddressnounMWEa speech delivered at an inaugural ceremony, especially by a United States presidentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inaugurationnounthe act of starting a new operation or practiceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inauspiciousnessnounthe quality of suggesting an unsuccessful resultverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inborn Error of MetabolismnounMWEany of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabolismverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inborn ReflexnounMWEan automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulusverifiedMay 18, 2026