Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritÄs (soundness, integrity), from integer. Doublet of entirety.
Noun
integrity (countable and uncountable, plural integrities)
- Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
- 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
- bodily integrity
- information integrity
- integrity level
- referential integrity
- structural integrity
- territorial integrity
Related terms
- integer
- integral
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