ExpertGlossary terms starting with I

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  1. Internal Gain The heat produced by sources of heat in a building (occupants, appliances, lighting, etc).
  2. internal guide sequence (Abbreviation: IGS). See: guide sequence.
  3. Internal Inquiries A close examination of a matter in a search for information or truth that is internal to a company.
  4. Internal Link Link from one page on a site to another page on the same site. It is preferential to use descriptive internal linking to make it easy for search engines…
  5. Internal Links An Internal Link is a hypertext link that points to another page within the same website.
  6. Internal Mass Materials with high thermal energy storage capacity contained in or part of a building's walls, floors, or freestanding elements.
  7. internal memory In a computer, all of the storage spaces that are accessible by a processor without the use of the computer input-output channels.
  8. internal number See Cover#.
  9. internal photoelectric effect A photoconductive or photovoltaic effect.
  10. Internal Proficiency Test an exam process/instrument originating from within the laboratory system and used as a quality assessment sample.
  11. internal radiation therapy (in-TER-nul RAY-dee-AY-shun THAYR-uh-pee) A type of radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is…
  12. Internal Rate of Return A widely used rate of return for performing economic analysis. This method solves for the interest rate that equates the equivalent worth of an…
  13. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) The federal agency that collects income taxes in the United States.
  14. Internal review The review of the health plan's determination that a requested or provided health care service or treatment health care service is not or was not…
  15. internal storage Synonym internal memory.
  16. internal transcribed spacer (Abbreviation: ITS). Non-coding regions separating the individual components of the ribosomal DNA units.
  17. Internal vibration A method of consolidating soil in which vibrators are used within a thoroughly wetted soil mass to consolidate the soil to the desired density.
  18. Internalization Internalization occurs when a securities trade is executed within a brokerage firm rather than though an exchange.
  19. International Access Code The prefix that is used to direct a call internationally. The International Access Code is 011 in the United States and 00 in much of the rest of the…
  20. International Agreement Generator (IAG) Software system, managed by OSD, which must be used to author DoD international Agreements.
  21. international application an application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
  22. International Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (IACVB) Worldwide association of convention and visitors bureaus, based in Washington, DC. www.iacvb.org
  23. International Atomic Time (TAI) The time scale established by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM--International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sevres, France) on the…
  24. International Business Corporation (IBC) The term international business corporation or IBC refers to a corporation formed in an offshore financial secrecy jurisdiction which is afforded certain…
  25. international carrier (INC) A carrier authorized to provide telecommunications services outside World Zone 1 using the international dialing plan; however, the carrier has the option…
  26. International Classification of Diseases - 9th revision - Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) ICD-9-CM stands for the "International Classification of Diseases - 9th revision - Clinical Modification.
  27. International Cooperative Logistics Cooperation and mutual support in the field of logistics through the coordination of policies, plans, procedures, development activities, and the common…
  28. International Date Line The line of longitude located at 180 degrees East or West (with a few local deviations) where the date changes by a day.
  29. International Direct Distance Dialing (IDDD) The direct dialing of an international call from a customer in the NANP area to a customer outside the NANP area.
  30. international fixed public control service A fixed service carried on for the purpose of communicating between transmitting stations, receiving stations, message centers or control points in the…
  31. international fixed public radiocommunication service A fixed service, the stations of which are open to public correspondence and which, in general, is intended to provide radiocommunication between any one…
  32. International Frequency Registration Board (IFRB) See Radio Regulations Board.
  33. International fund A mutual fund that invests in securities from a number of countries.
  34. international index of cooperation Synonym index of cooperation.
  35. International Investment position See International investment position (IIP) of the United States
  36. International investment position (IIP) of the United States Value of accumulated stocks of U.S.-owned assets abroad and the accumulated values of foreign-owned assets in the United States at a point in time; the…
  37. International Investment position of the United States See International investment position (IIP) of the United States
  38. International Logistic Support The provision of military logistic support by one participating nation to one or more participating nations, either with or without reimbursement.
  39. International Logistics The negotiating, planning, and implementation of supporting logistics arrangements between nations, their forces, and agencies.
  40. International Monetary Fund (IMF) The IMF was set up as a result of the United Nations Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944 to help stabilize world currencies, lower trade barriers, and help…
  41. International Number Format The string that is used to define how to dial someone from outside of their country/region. [Exchange 2007]
  42. International Organization for Standardization See ISO.
  43. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) A worldwide federation of national standards bodies (e.g., ANSI from the U.S.) that develops international standards.
  44. international prefix The combination of digits to be dialed by a calling subscriber making a call to a subscriber in another country to obtain access to the automatic outgoing…
  45. International Radio Consultative Committee (CCIR) See ITU-R.
  46. International Reference Alphabet (IRA) No. 5 See ASCII.
  47. international routing code A 3-digit code within the North American numbering plan, beginning with 1, that classifies international calls as requiring either regular or special…
  48. International System of Units (SI) The modern form of the metric system, which has been adopted by the United States and most other nations.
  49. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) An international organization under the UN headquartered in Geneva concerned with telecommunications that develops international data communications…
  50. International Telegraph Alphabet Number 5 (ITA-5) An alphabet in which (a) 128 unique 7-bit strings are used to encode upper- and lower-case letters, 10 decimal numerals, special signs and symbols…
  51. International Telegraph and xxTelephone Consultative Committee (CCITT) See ITU-T.
  52. International Time Bureau (BIH) See International Atomic Time.
  53. International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture The international treaty resulting from the revision of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources was adopted by the 2001 FAO Conference as…
  54. International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources The first comprehensive voluntary, international agreement (adopted in 1983) dealing with plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
  55. International Unit A unit used to measure the activity of many vitamins, hormones, enzymes, and drugs.
  56. Internationalization The process of designing and developing a product with a set of features, functions, and options intended to facilitate the adaption of the product to…
  57. Internaut Slang term for a user of the Internet. Synonym cybernaut.
  58. Internet A worldwide network of networks that all use the TCP/IP communications protocol and share a common address space.
  59. Internet [the] A worldwide interconnection of individual networks a) with an agreement on how to talk to each other, and b) operated by government, industry, academia…
  60. Internet address In The Internet protocol, the decimal-numeric, fixed-length address that identifies the hosts of data sources, and, specifically, a communication port.
  61. Internet appliance Synonym thin client.
  62. Internet Architecture Board (IAB) The technical body that oversees the development of the Internet suite of protocols (commonly referred to as "TCP/IP"), and that has two task forces (the…
  63. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority The organization that manages and creates IP (internet protocol) addresses.
  64. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) An organization, directed by the Internet Architecture Board, that assigns IP numbers and protocol parameters such as port, protocol, and enterprise…
  65. Internet assistant Commercial software, written in HTML, that combines the functions of a file-conversion tool and a Web browser.
  66. Internet box Synonym thin client.
  67. Internet Cache Protocol (ICP) The method by which a hierarchy of NetCache appliances communicate with each other.
  68. Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (iCAP) A high-level protocol that provides a common format for requesting services from a server.
  69. Internet control message protocol See ICMP.
  70. Internet e-mail address Consists of a user name and a domain name, with the two separated by an at (@) sign, such as username@company.com. [Exchange 5.5]
  71. Internet Explorer Microsoft's web browser. After they beat out Netscape's browser on the marketshare front they failed to innovate on any level for about 5 years, until…
  72. Internet gateway Connects a network to the Internet. You can route traffic for IP addresses outside your VPC to the Internet gateway.
  73. Internet information center See InterNIC.
  74. Internet Information Server (IIS) Web server software developed by Microsoft.
  75. Internet Information Services (IIS) Software services from Microsoft that support Web site creation, configuration, and management, along with other Internet functions.
  76. Internet Key Exchange A protocol that establishes the security association and shared keys necessary for two parties to communicate with Internet Protocol security (IPSec).
  77. Internet mail agent Synonym message transfer agent.
  78. Internet Mail Service An Exchange component that enables users to exchange messages with Internet users.
  79. Internet mall Synonym cybermall.
  80. Internet Network Information Center See InterNIC.
  81. Internet News Service Enables Microsoft Outlook users and users of third-party Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) applications to participate in USENET newsgroup discussions.
  82. Internet phone A combination of software and hardware that allows a user to approximate a telephone conversation over an Internet connection instead of using a…
  83. Internet presence provider See IPP.
  84. Internet protocol (IP) A DOD standard protocol designed for use in interconnected systems of packet-switched computer communication networks.
  85. Internet protocol (IP) spoofing The creation of IP packets with counterfeit (spoofed) IP source addresses. 2. A method of attack used by network intruders to defeat network security…
  86. Internet protocol address Synonym Internet address. See IP address.
  87. Internet Publishing Specialized imaging software that allows documents to be published on the Internet
  88. Internet relay chat See IRC.
  89. Internet Research Task Force See IRTF.
  90. Internet resource Within the Internet, an accessible facility or entity that contains information or provides data-processing capabilities.
  91. Internet search engine Synonym droid.
  92. Internet Service Provider An Internet Service Provider (ISP) provides connections to the Internet for users who do not have their own network.
  93. Internet Service Provider (ISP) A company that provides subscribers with access to the Internet. Many ISPs are also mailbox providers.
  94. Internet Society See ISOC.
  95. Internet telephone See Internet phone.
  96. Internet telephony See Internet phone.
  97. Internet2 See I2.
  98. internetwork Synonym internet.
  99. internetwork connection See gateway.
  100. internetwork interface (INI) The point of demarcation between networks when service is provided across multiple networks. [T1.503-1989] [T1.507-1996]