IED

See also: ied

English edit

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.

initialism of improvised explosive device — see also improvised explosive device