integrity
noun
- consistency or wholeness
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/ / /ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer. Doublet of entirety.
- Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
“Stand up, good Canterbury: Thy truth and thy integrity is rooted […]”
“Living a lie saps us of integrity and moral cohesion to the point that we can no longer distinguish between the artifice being propped up and the real world.”
- The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
- The quality or condition of being complete; pure
- With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
- The ability of systems to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
- Trustworthiness; keeping one's word.