"IAB" meaning in English

See IAB in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} IAB
  1. (Internat, law) Initialism of Interactive Advertising Bureau (an US-American advertising business organization that develops industry standards, and provides legal support for online advertising) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Interactive Advertising Bureau (extra: an US-American advertising business organization that develops industry standards, and provides legal support for online advertising) Related terms: TCF
    Sense id: en-IAB-en-name-bY5h2a3U Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Topics: law

Noun

Forms: IABs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} IAB (plural IABs)
  1. (law enforcement) Initialism of Internal Affairs Bureau. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Internal Affairs Bureau Synonyms: IA, IAD
    Sense id: en-IAB-en-noun-Y-DkTHvY Categories (other): Law enforcement, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Topics: government, law-enforcement

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for IAB meaning in English (2.2kB)

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