integrity

Borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer. Doublet of entirety.

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, /ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti/

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integrity (countable and uncountable, plural integrities)

1. Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
   • 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], lines 2920-2921:

     Stand up, good Canterbury: Thy truth and thy integrity is rooted […]

   • 2023 June 22, Charles Hugh Smith, 2023-2030: Artifice Vs. Doom-Loops‎^[1]:

     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.

2. The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
3. The quality or condition of being complete; pure
4. (cryptography) With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
5. (aviation) The ability of systems to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
6. Trustworthiness; keeping one's word.

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