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IED en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌaɪ iː ˈdiː/

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Intelligent Electronic Device, a sensor, actuator, or PLC used as part of a SCADA system.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:languages, uncountable) Initialism of Interlingua-English Dictionary, the first dictionary of Interlingua.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of interictal epileptiform discharge, a type of brain waves related to epilepsy.
    • Initial concerns revolved mainly around the relationship between the interictal epileptiform discharge (IED) and the clinical diagnosis of epilepsy. 2007, Jerome Engel et al., Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Textbook, 2nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 809:
    • Hippocampal sclerosis was less common in the patients with IED. 2003, Randolph B. Schiffer et al., Neuropsychiatry, 2nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 1109:
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of improvised explosive device.
    • She'd been an Army noncombatant, but roadside IEDs didn't distinguish between armed troops and support services. 2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 61:
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of intermittent explosive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by short, intense episodes of rage.

Forms

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Relateds

booby trap · car bomb · letter bomb · Molotov cocktail

Translations (5)

ru СВУ (initialism of improvised explosive device — see also improvised explosive device) · fr EEI (initialism of improvised explosive device — see also improvised explosive device) · be СВП (initialism of improvised explosive device — see also improvised explosive device) · fr IED (initialism of improvised explosive device — see also improvised explosive device) · de USBV (initialism of improvised explosive device — see also improvised explosive device)