An intrusion detection system (IDS) inspects all inbound and outbound network activity and identifies suspicious patterns that may indicate a network or system attack from someone attempting to break into or compromise a system. There are several ways to categorize an IDS:
Civil inattention. Civil inattention is the process whereby strangers who are in close proximity demonstrate that they are aware of one another, without imposing on each other â a recognition of the claims of others to a public space, and of their own personal boundaries.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness(noun) weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy. 2  inanition(noun) exhaustion resulting from lack of food.