noun · academic
integrity
/ɪnˈteɡrəti/in·TEG·ri·ty
the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; or in tech, the state of being whole, uncorrupted and consistent (especially data).
Examples
“Ensuring data integrity is essential for scientific research.”
“System integrity checks detect unauthorized changes to files.”
“He is known for his integrity in business dealings.”
Band 8 sentence
“Robust audit trails are necessary to preserve data integrity and to trace any unauthorised modifications.”
Collocations
- data integrity
- system integrity
- maintain integrity
Word family
Common mistakes
Data integrity are crucial for experiments.→Data integrity is crucial for experiments.
We must keep the integrity of the files.→We must maintain the integrity of the files.
Say it for a higher band
5accuracy→6consistency→7+integrity
Synonyms
consistency
Easily confused
consistency
“Database consistency ensures that related data remain logically correct after transactions.”
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