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Incandescent LampnounMWEelectric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricityverified
Incapablenessnounthe quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legallyverified
Incense CedarnounMWEany of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented woodverified
Incense TreenounMWEany of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incenseverified
Incentivenounan additional payment, or other remuneration, to employees as a means of increasing outputverified
Incentive OptionnounMWEan option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goalsverified
Incentive SchemenounMWEa formal scheme for inducing someone, such as employees, to do somethingverified
Incentive Stock OptionnounMWEan option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goalsverified
Incestnounsexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)verified
Incidence AnglenounMWEthe angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidenceverified
incidentnounAn assessed occurrence that actually or potentially jeopardizes the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system; or the information the system processes, stores, or transmits; or that constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violation of security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies.Event
incident alertnounMWEAny form of security alert, security alarm, or logged event notification that has been triggered by any form of detection. The triggering of an incident alert begins the incident response process.Event
incident alert thresholdnounMWEThe magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded before a detected incident triggers an alert, who receives the alert, and the priority of the alert.Event
incident containment processnounMWEAn established or official method for implementing the policy for incident containment or performing the tasks, processes, or operations to limit and prevent further damage from happening after an incident occurs, along with ensuring that there is no destruction of forensic evidence that may be needed for future legal actions which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.ProcessRegulated
incident detectionnounMWEThe process of identifying that an intrusion has been attempted, is occurring, or has occurred.ProcessInternal
Incident HandlingnounMWEThe mitigation of violations of security policies and recommended practices.Process
incident managemenounMWEThe management and coordination of activities associated with an actual or potential occurrence of an event that may result in adverse consequences to information or information systems.Process
incident managementnounMWEThe process of identifying, analyzing, and correcting disruptions to operations and preventing future recurrences. The goal of incident management is to limit the disruption and restore operations as quickly as possible.Process
incident management procedurenounMWEA detailed description of the steps necessary to identify, analyze, and correct incidents in order to return service back to normal as quickly as possible and in conformance with applicable standards.Requirement
incident management processnounMWEAn activity undertaken to direct personnel and resources to respond to an incident.Process
Incident Management SystemnounMWEThe tools (software and otherwise), reports, and processes used to input, process, and close incident reports from input through resolution.SystemRegulated
incident monitoring processnounMWEAn established or official method for implementing the policy for incident monitoring or performing the tasks, processes, or operations to monitor for incidents which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.ProcessInternal
incident monitoring programnounMWEThe documented activities, policies, and procedures within an organization for organizing and directing all activities undertaken to review, track, evaluate, and report on the status of incidents.ProcessRegulated
incident monitoring roles and responsibilitiesnounMWEThe position and collection of tasks, duties, obligations that participants undertake to perform the daily and all special tasks associated with reviewing, trackIng, evaluatIng, and reportIng on the status of incidents..Role
Incident ReportnounMWEA record containing the details of an incident. Each incident record documents the lifecycle of a single incident.ArtifactRegulated
incident reportingnounMWEThe purpose of this task is to use hotlines and emergency contacts to alert the appropriate individuals to the occurrence of a security event.ProcessRegulated
incident responsenounMWEThe purpose of this task is to address and manage the aftermath of a disaster or other significant event that may affect the organization's people or ability to function productively.Process
incident response activitynounMWEAny task performed by an organization in reaction to an incident.ProcessRegulated
incident response notification procedurenounMWEA detailed description of the steps necessary to tell interested personnel and affected parties about disruptions in service and operations in conformance with applicable standards.Requirement
incident response notification processnounMWEA series of steps undertaken to detect, triage, and resolve events that disrupt operations and alert applicable personnel and clients in conformance with pertinent standards.ProcessRegulated
incident response personnelnounMWEPersonnel assigned by an organization to manage or engage in incident response tasks.Role
Incident response plannounMWEThe documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures to detect, respond to, and limit consequences of a malicious cyber attacks against an organization’s information system(s).ProcessRestricted
incident response policynounMWEThe documented rules and guidelines on how an organization should address and manage the aftermath of a disaster or other significant event that may affect the organization's people or ability to function productively.RequirementInternal
incident response processnounMWEAn established or official method for implementing the policy for incident response or performing the tasks, processes, or operations to address and manage the aftermath of a disaster or other significant event that may affect the organization’s people or ability to function productively which must be executed in the same manner in order to obtain the same results in the same circumstances.Process
incident response programnounMWEA documented approach for organizing and directing all activities undertaken to handle known security breaches or attacks in such a way as to limit damage and reduce the time it takes for the organization to recover time and costs.ProcessRegulated
incident response roles and responsibilitiesnounMWEThe position and collection of tasks, duties, obligations that participants undertake to perform the daily and all special tasks associated with managing the aftermath of a disaster or other significant event that may affect the organization's people or ability to function productively..Process
incident response team member's role and responsibilitynounMWEThe functions and duties of individuals who are suppose to return service or operations back to normal after a disruption has occurred.Role
Incidental MusicnounMWEmusic composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenesverified
Inciensonounfragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowersverified
Incisionnounthe cutting of or into body tissues or organs, especially by a surgeon as part of an operationverified
Inclinationnoun(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)verified
Inclination of an OrbitnounMWE(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degreesverified
Inclinometernounan instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevationverified
Inclosurenounsomething (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letterverified
Inclusionnounany small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)verified
Inclusion BodynounMWEany small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)verified
Inclusion Body EncephalitisnounMWEa rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adultsverified
Inclusion Body MyositisnounMWEmyositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers)verified
incomenounThe consumption and savings opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame, which is generally expressed in monetary terms.Data
Income StatementnounMWEa financial statement that gives operating results for a specific periodverified
incoming debit and credit totalnounMWEThe total balance of all credit and debit postings that go into an account.MetricRegulated