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International Standards on Auditing (ISAs)
These professional standards set out an independent auditor's responsibilities when performing an audit of financial statements. See the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website
International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
The international division of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). The ICDR administers arbitration and mediation services around the world, and acts as the appointing authority in, as well as administering, arbitrations under the United ...
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) represents the views of international business before the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and many other intergovernmental bodies, both international and regional. The ICC has three main ...
Mutual Fund
An issuer whose primary purpose is to invest money provided by its security holders and whose securities entitle the holder to receive on demand, or within a specified period after demand, an amount computed by reference to the value of a ...
Intangible
An intangible is an asset type that is not tangible or of physical substance, over which a debtor can grant a security interest in, to secure the payment and performance of an obligation. Common examples of intangible assets of a debtor are its ...
Industrial Design Act
This federal statute governs matters relating to Industrial Designs in Canada. See Industrial Design Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. I-9.
Industrial Design
A type of Intellectual Property (IP), a right based on the visual features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament, or any combination of these features, applied to a finished article made by hand, tool or machine. The design must have features ...
Intellectual Property (IP)
Intangible products of human intellect from which ownership (title) and other legal rights can arise. Certain categories of IP that are protected under Canadian law are patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs and trade secrets.
Independent Contractor
An independent contractor is a self-employed worker who serves clients through the contractor's own business. This status is distinct from that of an employee, who provides services to an employer as part of the employer’s business. Independent ...
ITIL®
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) sets forth the best practices and standards for providing IT services.
ISP
Your Internet service provider is the company that provides you with your Internet connection. For example, your ISP may be Comcast, Time Warner, or whatever other company you’re paying each month.
Internet of Things (IoT)
A network of interconnected smart devices, vehicles, buildings and other everyday objects that contain sensors, processors and wireless communication components that enable them to communicate with computers, servers and one another, and to collect, ...
Internet of Everything (IoE)
Coined by Cisco, the term “Internet of Everything” is defined as the networked connection of people, process, data, and things. The benefit of IoE is derived from the compound impact of connecting people, process, data, and things, and the value this ...
Information Security Policy
An information security policy is a set of rules that guide individuals who work with IT assets. Your company can create an information security policy to ensure your employees and other users follow security protocols and procedures.
Incremental Backup
A small increment of data backup only copying changes to the data since the previous backup.
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service; In the most basic cloud-service model, providers of IaaS offer computers – physical or (more often) virtual machines – and other resources.
Integrated Marketing
The practice of aligning all marketing tactics to the same core messaging for a consistent customer experience with your brand. Through integrated marketing, communications tactics such as display ads, landing pages, email marketing, direct mail, and ...
Index Page
The homepage of a website. If you type Mailchimp.com into your browser, the page that appears is our index page. Sometimes people refer to pages that collect all of a website’s links, images, or headlines into a single page as an index page like a ...
Inbound Marketing
A marketing strategy that encourages people to actively seek out and engage with your brand. Social media, content marketing (such as sponsored content and blogs), and search engine optimization (SEO) are common tactics. Inbound marketing offers ...
Instagram Ads
Instagram posts that promote a business’s products or services. The posts can appear in an Instagram feed, stories, or both. They can include images or video along with copy and a link to the web page of the company’s choice. The main advantage of ...
IP Address
Internet protocol (IP) address, a unique number much like your street address that uses commas and periods to identify a device accessing the internet. Your personal desktop, laptop, tablet, and smartphone each have a different IP address each time ...
Iframe
An iframe is a section of a web page that contains content that comes from another page. It’s a page within a page. Iframes are typically used to pull in content from third parties. For example, you can set up iframes on your website to display ...
Invoice
A document issued by a seller to a buyer to acknowledge a sale transaction. An invoice contains the contact details, item details, quantity, price, total taxable value and the total amount payable by the buyer. The invoice is issued at the time of a ...