integrity
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer. Doublet of entirety.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, /ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti/
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Noun
integrity (countable and uncountable, plural integrities)
- Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
- 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], lines 2920-2921:
- Stand up, good Canterbury: Thy truth and thy integrity is rooted […]
- The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
- The quality or condition of being complete; pure
- (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.
- (aviation) The ability of systems to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
- Trustworthiness; keeping one's word.
Derived terms
- bit-count integrity
- bodily integrity
- body integrity identity disorder
- information integrity
- integrity level
- referential integrity
- safety integrity level
- software integrity level
- structural integrity
- territorial integrity
Translations
steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
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state of being wholesome; unimpaired
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quality or condition of being complete; pure
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