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more info IMO, n.
the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
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more info IMU, n.
a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries
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more info INC, n.
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
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more info INH, n.
antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis
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more info INLA, n.
a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland
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more info INR, n.
an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community
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more info INS, n.
an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
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more info IOC, n.
organization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic Games
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more info IOL, n.
a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation
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more info IOP, n.
pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor
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"glaucoma can result from increased intraocular pressure"
more info IOU, n.
an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you'
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more info IP, n.
the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
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more info IPO, n.
a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
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more info IPV, n.
a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
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more info IQ, n.
a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)
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more info IQ test, n.
a psychometric test of intelligence
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"they used to think that intelligence is what an intelligence test tests"
more info IR, n.
a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes
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more info IRA, n.
a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
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a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
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more info IRS, n.
the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections
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more info ISI, n.
the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups
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more info ISKCON, n.
a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
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more info ISN, n.
Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations
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more info IT, n.
the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
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more info IUD, n.
contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus
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more info IV, n.
administration of nutrients through a vein
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the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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more info IVP, n.
performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium
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X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye
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more info IW, n.
the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries
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"not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare"
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more info IWW, n.
a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I
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more info IX, n.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
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