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