Definition of "IED"

IED

/ˌaɪ iː ˈdiː/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural IEDs
1. (electronics) Initialism of Intelligent Electronic Device (a sensor, actuator, or PLC used as part of a SCADA system)
2. (languages) Initialism of Interlingua-English Dictionary (the first dictionary of Interlingua)
3. (medicine) Initialism of interictal epileptiform discharge (a type of brain waves related to epilepsy)
  Quotations
  Hippocampal sclerosis was less common in the patients with IED.
  2003, Randolph B. Schiffer et al., Neuropsychiatry, 2nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, page 1109
  Initial concerns revolved mainly around the relationship between the interictal epileptiform discharge (IED) and the clinical diagnosis of epilepsy.
  2007, Jerome Engel et al., Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Textbook, 2nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, page 809
4. (weaponry) Initialism of improvised explosive device.
  Quotations
  She'd been an Army noncombatant, but roadside IEDs didn't distinguish between armed troops and support services.
  2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 61
5. (medicine) Initialism of intermittent explosive disorder.