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Integrated Circuit: Another name for a chip, an IC is a small electronic device made out of a semiconductor material.

Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC): An integrated circuit tailored for a particular piece of electronic equipment.

Integrated Pension Plan: In an integrated pension plan, your employer counts part of your Social Security benefit in the defined benefit pension you’re entitled to and takes that amount out of your income. You still . . . View Full Definition

Integrated Pest Management (IPM): A pest control strategy based on the determination of an economic threshold that indicates when a pest population is approaching the level at which control measures are necessary to prevent . . . View Full Definition

Integrated Kabbalistic Healing: Integrated Kabbalistic Healing is a system of energy healing, developed by Jason Shulman, based on the traditional Judaic metaphysical path (Kabbalah), object-relations, and advaitic (non-du . . . View Full Definition

Integrated Digital Services Network (ISDN): ISDN lines are high-speed dial-up connections to the Internet. That's good. What's bad is that their cost and availability is determined by local telephone companies, which means in some pla . . . View Full Definition

Integrated Rate Law: Rate laws like d[A]/dt = -k[A] give instantaneous concentration changes. To find the change in concentration over time, the instantaneous changes must by added (integrated) over the desired . . . View Full Definition

Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE): Specifically refers to a hard disk with the disk controller integrated into it. Also refers to the ATA interface. IDE drives are characterized by a wide ribbon cable connecting the drive to . . . View Full Definition

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN): Basically a way to move more data over regular existing phone lines. ISDN is available to much of the USA and in most markets it is priced very comparably to standard analog phone circuits. . . . View Full Definition

Short-Circuit: A defect in a winding which causes part of the normal electrical circuit to be bypassed. This frequently results in reducing the resistance or impedance to such an extent as to cause overhea . . . View Full Definition