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Independent Agents: Agents that represent the products of several health plans or insurers.

Independent Study: A course of study designed by a student and a sponsoring faculty member or teacher. The student works independently on the project and material throughout the term, continually consulting wi . . . View Full Definition

Independent Telephone Network (ITN): Companies not affiliated with the local telephone companies.

Independent Station: Stations not affiliated with any network, usually refers to commercial stations only.

Independent Project: NYSE member who executes orders for floor brokers and firms other than its own.

Independent Practice Association (IPA): An organization comprised of individual physicians or physicians in small group practices that contracts with MCOs on behalf of its member physicians to provide healthcare services.

Independent Practice Associations: IPAs are similar to HMOs, except that individuals receive care in a physician's own office, rather than in an HMO facility.

Independent Tour: An unescorted tour sold through agents to individuals. For one price, the client receives air travel, accommodation, attraction admissions and typically, car rental.

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID): A category of disk drives that employ two or more drives in combination for fault tolerance and performance. RAID disk drives are used frequently on servers but aren't generally necessary fo . . . View Full Definition

Wetting Agents: Are chemicals which, when used in minute quantities, reduce the surface tension of water. They are usually added to the final wash of films and plates to improve draining.