"IOW" meaning in English

See IOW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} IOW (not comparable)
  1. (Internet) Initialism of in other words. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: in other words
    Sense id: en-IOW-en-adv-dmhA0pCO Categories (other): Internet, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43

Proper name

Forms: IoW [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} IOW
  1. Initialism of Isle of Wight. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Isle of Wight
    Sense id: en-IOW-en-name-bZPmRuec Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69

Alternative forms

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