"IEC" meaning in English

See IEC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} IEC
  1. Initialism of International Electrotechnical Commission. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: International Electrotechnical Commission Translations (initialism of International Electrotechnical Commission): CEI [feminine] (French), id (Indonesian), UEK (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-IEC-en-name-0tnZbqnG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'initialism of International Electrotechnical Commission': 98 2
  2. Initialism of information, education and communication. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: information, education and communication
    Sense id: en-IEC-en-name-5FXmisj3
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          "communication",
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      "sense": "initialism of International Electrotechnical Commission",
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