integrity Definition
in·teg·rity (in teg′rə tē)
noun
- the quality or state of being complete; unbroken condition; wholeness; entirety
- the quality or state of being unimpaired; perfect condition; soundness
- the quality or state of being of sound moral principle; uprightness, honesty, and sincerity
Etymology: LME integrite < L integritas < integer: see integer
integrity Synonyms
Integrity Hacker Definition
Assuring accuracy and completeness, and adequately performing
to some set of specifications.
See Also: Ethic, White Hat Hacker.
Pipkin, D.L. Halting the Hacker: A
Practical Guide to Computer Security. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall, 2003.
integrity Usage Examples
Preposition: of
keystore: Otherwise, the integrity of the keystore is not checked.
Converse of object
- preserve: Multiple sealing materials are used to preserve sensor integrity over a wide range of applications.
- compromise: I am sure you will have made a difference on a social level without compromising artistic integrity.
- undermine: The Chief Executive said that the publication of this question bank could risk undermining the integrity of the test.
- maintain: Who Can Apply To maintain the integrity of Punk & Oi In The UK Limited, adverts must be related to the website contents.
- safeguard: The provider should deliver reliable and secure connectivity to safeguard the integrity and confidentiality of corporate data.
- protect: We tend to err on the side of caution to protect the integrity of the system.
Adjective modifier
- territorial: It should protect totally the territorial integrity of Iraq.
- referential: As well as data quality issues, referential integrity between data sources was also given particular attention.
- structural: The panels had begun to rust badly and threatened the structural integrity of the surface.
- journalistic: Journalists must ask themselves if speed is more important than accuracy and journalistic integrity.
- artistic: I am sure you will have made a difference on a social level without compromising artistic integrity.
- bodily: In my opinion, these compensatory measures come to form part of the disabled person's bodily integrity.
Modifies a noun
- checkers: Examples of such attacks include different methods of tunneling, stealth, attacks against integrity checkers, and so on.
- checker: In addition, a file integrity checker ( to detect unauthorized changes in executable files ) on Unix systems is a very good idea.
- constraint: This is done by coding DTDs and integrity constraints with linear constraints on the integers.
- checking: Integrity checking antivirus software that only looks for modifications in existing files will fail to detect such viruses.
Noun used with modifier
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