i-modeA standard used by Japanese wireless devices to access cHTML (compact HTML) Web sites and display animated GIFs and other multimedia content.
I-MOSCIntegrated Mission Operations Support Center (USAF term).
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…
I/O virtualizationpresenting storage and networking resources to virtual machines through an emulated layer to provide hardware independence and portability.
IANAAbbreviation for Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. An organization directed by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) and which assigns IP numbers and…
IBInternational Bureau - the secretariat of the WIPO which, among other functions, centralizes information of various kinds relating to the protection of…
ICInternational Class - class(es) assigned to a mark under the International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Agreement); used in the United…
ICDA 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.
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.
ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition)The conversion of scanned images (bar codes or patterns of bits) to computer recognizable codes (ASCII characters and files) by means of software/programs…
ICS(1) Integrated Control System, a computerized monitoring, command, and control system for US naval ships. (2) Interface Control Specification.
ICTA window that, by default, opens immediately after operating system installation is complete and each time a member of the Administrators group logs on to…
IDEA (International Data Encryption Algorithm)Developed in Switzerland and licensed for non-commercial use in PGP. IDEA uses a 128 bit user supplied key to perform a series of nonlinear mathematical…
IdentificationThe process of verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, usually as a prerequisite for granting access to resources in an IT system.
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)A system using electromagnetic transmissions to which equipment carried by friendly forces automatically responds, fro example by emitting pulses, thereby…
identification friend or foe personal identifierThe discrete identification, friend or foe code assigned to a particular aircraft, ship, or other vehicle for identification by electronic means. [JP1]
identification informationA form of notification information that consists of the documentation of the actual sequence of intermediate networks traversed by a signaling message.
Identification RateThe rate at which an individual in a database is correctly identified.
identifierA programmer-defined name for a variable, method, class or interface.
identifier (ID)In telecommunications and data processing systems, one or more characters used to identify, name, or characterize the nature, properties, or contents of a…
IdentityThe topological overlay of a coverage (input) with a polygon coverage (identity).
Identity and Access Management (IAM)A service that is used to authenticate access to the various services of AWS. IAM allows users to securely control access to their infrastructure and…
identity authenticationThe performance of tests to enable a data processing system to recognize entities.