Integrity Definition

ĭn-tĕgrĭ-tē
noun
The quality or state of being of sound moral principle; uprightness, honesty, and sincerity.
Webster's New World
The quality or state of being unimpaired; perfect condition; soundness.
Webster's New World
The quality or state of being complete; unbroken condition; wholeness; entirety.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary

(cryptography) With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.

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Other Word Forms of Integrity

Noun

Singular:
integrity
Plural:
integrities

Origin of Integrity

  • Middle English integrite from Old French from Latin integritās soundness from integer whole, complete tag- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer.

    From Wiktionary

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