IEC
Encyclopedia
Organisations
- Independent Electoral Commission (disambiguation)
- Independent Electrical ContractorsIndependent Electrical ContractorsThe Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. is a national trade association for merit shop electrical and systems contractors. IEC’s mission is to develop and foster a stronger economy through the level of quality and services its members provide to the industry.IEC believes that drawing from the...
, a U.S. national trade association. - Institut d'Estudis Catalans (Institute of Catalan Studies), a Catalan academic institution.
- Institutional Ethics Committee, an ethical committee in clinical trials also known as Institutional Review BoardInstitutional review boardAn institutional review board , also known as an independent ethics committee or ethical review board , is a committee that has been formally designated to approve, monitor, and review biomedical and behavioral research involving humans with the aim to protect the rights and welfare of the...
(IRB) or Ethical Review Board (ERB). - International Electrotechnical CommissionInternational Electrotechnical CommissionThe International Electrotechnical Commission is a non-profit, non-governmental international standards organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology"...
, an international standards organisation dealing with electrical, electronic and related technologies. - International Engineering Consortium, a nonprofit organisation in the United States.
- The International Executive Committee of the Communist International.
- Interstate Economic Committee, a committee of the Soviet GovernmentGovernment of the Soviet UnionThe Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was the de jure government comprising the highest executive and administrative body of the Soviet Union from 1946 until 1991....
following the 1991 August Coup. - Itumbiara Esporte ClubeItumbiara Esporte ClubeItumbiara Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Itumbiara is a Brazilian football club from Itumbiara, Goiás state. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1979 and won the state championship in 2008.-History:...
, a Brazilian football club.
Science
- Inertial electrostatic confinementInertial electrostatic confinementInertial electrostatic confinement is a concept for retaining a plasma using an electrostatic field. The field accelerates charged particles radially inward, usually in a spherical but sometimes in a cylindrical geometry. Ions can be confined with IEC in order to achieve controlled nuclear fusion...
(in fusion energy) - Interactive evolutionary computationInteractive evolutionary computationInteractive evolutionary computation or aesthetic selection is a general term for methods of evolutionary computation that use human evaluation...
- Ion Exchange ChromatographyIon exchange chromatographyIon-exchange chromatography is a process that allows the separation of ions and polar molecules based on their charge. It can be used for almost any kind of charged molecule including large proteins, small nucleotides and amino acids. The solution to be injected is usually called a sample, and the...
- Intraepidermal carcinoma, such as Bowen's diseaseBowen's diseaseBowen's disease is a neoplastic skin disease, it can be considered as an early stage or intraepidermal form of squamous cell carcinoma. It was named after Mark Bowen...
Industry
- Interexchange carrierInterexchange carrierAn Interexchange Carrier is a U.S. legal and regulatory term for a telecommunications company, commonly called a long-distance telephone company, such as MCI , Sprint and the former AT&T in the United States...
, a legal and regulatory term for a telecommunications company, commonly called a long-distance telephone company - International Engineering Public Company LimitedInternational Engineering Public Company LimitedThe International Engineering Public Company Limited, is one of the leading distribution and engineering companies in Thailand. The headquarters are based in Bangkok.- History :...
, a Thai company - Israel Electric CorporationIsrael Electric CorporationIsrael Electric Corporation is the main supplier of electrical power in Israel.IEC builds, maintains and operates power generation stations, sub-stations, as well as the transmission and distribution networks....
Other uses
- Island Eastern CorridorIsland Eastern CorridorIsland Eastern Corridor is an expressway along the north shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It starts from Causeway Bay in the west and ends in Chai Wan in the east. It is part of Route 4...
- IEC 60320 connector, a set of mains electricity cable connectors