fidelity

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The Word of the Day for December 1 is: 

fidelity   \fih-DEL-ih-tee\   noun 
    *1: the quality or state of being faithful 
     2: accuracy in details : exactness
     3 : the degree to which an electronic device (as a record 
player, radio, or television) accurately reproduces its effect 
(as sound or picture)

Example sentence:
     Jake's fidelity to his job was severely tested when he 
received a tempting offer from another company.

Did you know?
     You can have faith in "fidelity," which has existed in 
English since the 15th century; its etymological path winds back 
through Middle English and Middle French, eventually arriving at 
the Latin verb "fidere," meaning "to trust." "Fidere" is also an 
ancestor of other English words associated with trust or faith, 
such as "fiduciary" (which means "of, relating to, or involving 
a confidence or trust" and is often used in the context of a 
monetary trust) and "confide" (meaning "to trust" or "to show 
trust by imparting secrets"). Nowadays "fidelity" is often used 
in reference to recording and broadcast devices, conveying the 
idea that a broadcast or recording is "faithful" to the live 
sound or picture that it reproduces. 

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence