"IO" meaning in English

See IO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} IO
  1. (emergency medicine) Abbreviation of intraosseous. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: intraosseous Categories (topical): Emergency medicine

Noun

Forms: IOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} IO (countable and uncountable, plural IOs)
  1. (computing, electronics) Initialism of input and output. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: input and output Categories (topical): Computing, Electronics
  2. (grammar) Initialism of indirect object. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: indirect object Categories (topical): Grammar
  3. Initialism of intelligence officer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: intelligence officer
    Sense id: en-IO-en-noun-3H8uFE-f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 11 10 44 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 9 7 48 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 8 4 52 15 1
  4. (Singapore, law enforcement) Initialism of investigation officer. Tags: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: investigation officer Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-IO-en-noun-pTNTojr9 Categories (other): Singapore English Topics: government, law-enforcement
  5. (international law) Initialism of international organization. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: international organization Categories (topical): International law
    Sense id: en-IO-en-noun-xu~TGRFP

Inflected forms

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