ExpertGlossary terms starting with I

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  1. I&CO Installation and Checkout.
  2. I&I Installation and Integration.
  3. I&PA Integration and Performance Analysis.
  4. I&T Integration and Test.
  5. I&W Indications and Warning.
  6. I-134 This is a variation on the I-864 affidavit of support. It has the same purpose, namely, to establish to the consular officer's satisfaction that the…
  7. I-551 (Green Card) Permanent residence card or alien registration receipt card or "green card." See Lawful Permanent Resident.
  8. i-appli Sometimes called "Java for i-mode", i-appli is a Java environment based on CLDC. It is used on handsets in NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service.
  9. I-CASE Integrated Computer-Aided Systems Engineering.
  10. I-HAWK Improved HAWK.
  11. i-mode A standard used by Japanese wireless devices to access cHTML (compact HTML) Web sites and display animated GIFs and other multimedia content.
  12. I-MOSC Integrated Mission Operations Support Center (USAF term).
  13. I-O accounts See Input-output (I-O) accounts
  14. I-O output multipliers See Input-output (I-O) output multipliers
  15. I-Type Semiconductor A semiconductor material that is left intrinsic, or undoped so that the concentration of charge carriers is characteristic of the material itself rather…
  16. I-V Curve A graphical plot or representation the current and voltage output of a solar photovoltaic cell or module as a load on the device is increased from short…
  17. I.C.E. (Instant Capacity Expansion) A GuardianOS Snap Server feature that allows volumes to be instantly expanded and provisioned non-disruptively without degrading performance or having to…
  18. I.V. Into or within a vein. I.V. usually refers to a way of giving a drug or other substance through a needle or tube inserted into a vein.
  19. I/E region Abbreviation for integration-excision region.
  20. I/F Interface.
  21. I/O Input/Output .
  22. I/O (Input/Output) An operation, program, or device that enters data into or extracts data from a computer.
  23. I/O controller Synonym input-output controller.
  24. I/O virtualization presenting storage and networking resources to virtual machines through an emulated layer to provide hardware independence and portability.
  25. I/R Interchangeability/Reparability.
  26. I2 Abbreviation for Internet second generation. A proposed high-speed Internet for use exclusively by government researchers and academic institutions.
  27. I4 International Information Integrity Institute.
  28. IA Information Architecture.
  29. IA&I Industrial Affairs and Installations.
  30. IA&T Installation (Integration), assembly, and test.
  31. IAC Inventors Assistance Center (formerly Patent Assistance Center). 1-800-786-9199
  32. IAD Integrated Air Defense.
  33. IADS Integrated Air Defense System.
  34. IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency.
  35. IAG International Agreement Generator.
  36. IAI Israel Aircraft Industries.
  37. IANA Abbreviation for Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. An organization directed by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) and which assigns IP numbers and…
  38. IAP (1) Integrated Action Plan. (2) Integrated Avionics Package.
  39. IAS Israeli Architecture Study.
  40. IAT Integrated Assembly Test.
  41. IATACS Improved Army Tactical Communications System.
  42. IATCO Integration, Assembly, Test & Check Out.
  43. Iatrogenic Pneumothorax (healthcare-associated collapsed lung). This measure is used to assess the number of cases of iatrogenic pneumothorax (healthcare- associated collapsed…
  44. IAW In Accordance With.
  45. IB International Bureau - the secretariat of the WIPO which, among other functions, centralizes information of various kinds relating to the protection of…
  46. IBA Industrial Base Assessment.
  47. ibandronate A drug that is used to prevent and treat osteoporosis, and is being studied in the treatment of cancer that has spread to the bones.
  48. IBC Impurity Band Conduction.
  49. IBCSi:As Impurity Band Conduction Arsenic Doped Silicon. 132
  50. IBDL Intra-Battery Data Link.
  51. IBG (InterBlock Gap) the space left unused between consecutive data blocks.
  52. IBID Integrated BMC 3 Infrastructure Demonstration
  53. Ibidem (Abbr. Ib., ib., Ibid., or ibid.) In the same place, or case, or on the same page.
  54. IBIS Israeli Boost-Phase Intercept System.
  55. IBM International Business Machines Corporation.
  56. IBMFS Inherited bone marrow failure syndrome. A rare disorder in which a person's bone marrow is unable to make enough blood cells and there is a family history…
  57. IBPA Industrial Base/ Producibility Analysis.
  58. IBR Integrated Baseline Review (DD 5000 term).
  59. ibritumomab tiuxetan (ih-brih-TOO-moh-mab ty-oo-EKS-eh-tan) A monoclonal antibody that is used to treat certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in…
  60. IBS Integrated Bridge System, a part of the Integrated Control System (ICS) for US naval ships.
  61. IBSS Infrared Background Signature Survey.
  62. ibuprofen (I-byoo-PROH-fen) A drug used to treat fever, swelling, pain, and redness by preventing the body from making a substance that causes inflammation.
  63. IC International Class - class(es) assigned to a mark under the International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Agreement); used in the United…
  64. ICA (1) Independent Cost Analysis. (2) Independent Cost Assessment.
  65. ICADS Integrated Correlation and Display System.
  66. ICAF Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
  67. ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization.
  68. iCAP Internet Content Adaptation Protocol. A high-level protocol that provides a common format for requesting services from a server.
  69. ICAS Integrated Condition Assessment System, a part of the Integrated Control System (ICS) for US naval ships.
  70. ICASE Integrated Computer Assisted Software Engineering.
  71. ICBM See Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
  72. ICC (1) Information and Coordination Central (PATRIOT). (2) Item Category Code (ILS term).
  73. ICCC Classification At the time the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) published their first monograph on Childhood Cancer…
  74. ICCIP Inter-Center Council of Information Processing.
  75. ICCITS Inter-Center Council on Information Technology Security.
  76. ICCN Inter-Center Council on Networking.
  77. ICD A small device used to correct a heartbeat that is abnormal (too fast, too slow, or irregular). The device is placed by surgery in the chest or abdomen.
  78. ICE Ice The solid state of water.
  79. ICE (Iris Challenge Evaluation) A large-scale development and independent technology evaluation activity for iris recognition systems sponsored by the U.S. Government in 2005.
  80. Ice Age A time of widespread glaciation.
  81. Ice blink Ice blink White glare on the underside of low clouds indicating presence of ice which may be beyond the range of vision.
  82. Ice Boom A floating structure designed to retain ice.
  83. Ice Bridge A continuous ice cover of limited size extending from shore to shore like a bridge.
  84. Ice Core A cylindrical section of ice removed from a glacier or an ice sheet in order to study climate patterns of the past.
  85. ice crystal Precipitation consisting of small, slowly falling crystals of ice.
  86. Ice Crystals A barely visible crystalline form of ice that has the shape of needles, columns or plates. Ice crystals are so small that they seem to be suspended in air.
  87. Ice Fog Same as Freezing Fog; a suspension of numerous minute ice crystals in the air, or water droplets at temperatures below 0º Celsius, based at the Earth's…
  88. Ice Gorge The gorge or opening left in a jam after it has broken.
  89. Ice Jam A stationary accumulation that restricts or blocks streamflow.
  90. ice nuclei Particles that act as nuclei for the formation of ice crystals in the atmosphere.
  91. Ice Nucleus Any particle that serves as a nucleus in the formation of ice crystals in the atmosphere.
  92. Ice patrol ship Ice patrol ship A research ship which performs ice surveys in polar regions.
  93. Ice Pellets (abbrev. IP) Same as Sleet; defined as pellets of ice composed of frozen or mostly frozen raindrops or refrozen partially melted snowflakes.
  94. Ice Pier A heavily constructed shield of concrete piling to shelter a bridge, pier, etc. To brace against large amounts of ice in the river.
  95. Ice Push Compression of an ice cover particularly at the front of a moving section of ice cover.
  96. ice rafted detritus continental material transported within a matrix of ice and deposited in marine sediments when the ice matrix melts.
  97. Ice Run Flow of ice in a river. An ice run may be light or heavy, and may consist of frazil, anchor, slush, or sheet ice.
  98. ice sheet a mass of glacier ice that covers a wider area than a glacier does.
  99. ice sheet margin edge of the ice sheet where melting and calving of icebergs occurs.
  100. Ice Shove On-shore ice push caused by wind, and currents, changes in temperature, etcetera.