Ie facts for kids

The letters Ie, ie, IE or I/E can mean many different things. This page helps you find what you are looking for.

Arts and Entertainment

Music Groups

• Iced Earth is a heavy metal band from Florida in the United States.
• Into Eternity is another metal band, this one from Canada.

Comedy and Public Speaking

• Improv Everywhere is a comedy group known for doing funny pranks in public places.
• Individual events are public speaking competitions where students perform speeches or readings.

Businesses and Organizations

Transport and Education

• Iarnród Éireann is the national railway company of Ireland. It means "Irish Rail."
• IE Business School is a famous business school located in Spain.
• Institut Eksekutif is an educational school found in Malaysia.
• Institute for Energy is a part of the European Union that studies energy.
• Instituto Escuela refers to several different schools.
• Solomon Airlines uses "IE" as its special code for flights.

Japanese Trading Houses

• Ie also refers to traditional Japanese trading houses, which were like small family businesses.

Language and Words

Latin and English Terms

• i.e. is a short way to write id est, which is Latin for "that is" or "in other words." You might see it used to explain something more clearly.
• ie is a digraph, which means two letters that make one sound, like in the word "field."
• -ie is a small ending added to words in English to make them sound cute or small, like "doggy" from "dog."

Types of English

• Indian English is the way English is spoken in India.
• International English is a general term for English used around the world, often understood by many different speakers.

Other Languages

• Ye (also spelled Ie) is a letter used in the Cyrillic alphabet, which is used in languages like Russian and Ukrainian.
• Ukrainian Ye (Є) is another Cyrillic letter used in the Ukrainian language.
• Interlingue is a planned language, like Esperanto, that was created to be easy for people to learn.

Places Around the World

Countries and Regions

• The Republic of Ireland uses "IE" as its official country code.
• The Inland Empire is a large area in Southern California, United States.

Towns and Islands

• Ie is a town located on Okinawa Island in Japan.
• Iona is a small island in Scotland that was once called "Ie" in old Irish.
• Ie is also a village in the Netherlands.

Science and Technology

Computers and the Internet

• Internet Explorer was a very popular web browser made by Microsoft.
• .ie is the internet address ending (like .com or .org) used for websites in the Republic of Ireland.
• Industrial Ethernet is a special type of computer network used in factories and industrial settings.
• Infinity Engine is a computer program used to create many popular video games.
• Information extraction is a way for computers to find specific information from text, like names or dates.
• IntelliMouse Explorer was a brand of computer mouse made by Microsoft.

Other Scientific Uses

• Inclusion/exclusion criteria are rules that decide who can or cannot be part of a scientific study, like a clinical trial.
• Industrial ecology is the study of how industries can work in a way that is good for the environment.
• Industrial engineering is a type of engineering that focuses on making things more efficient in businesses and organizations.
• Information engineering is an engineering field that deals with how information is used and managed.
• Infective endocarditis is a serious heart condition caused by germs.
• Information Element is a basic part of messages sent over wireless networks.
• Ionization energy is the amount of energy needed to remove an electron from an atom or molecule.

Other Meanings

• Ie (Japanese family system) refers to the traditional family structure in Japan.
• Ie (Romanian dress) is a type of traditional shirt worn in Romania.

See also

In Spanish: Ie para niños

• "i before e except after c" is a common spelling rule in English.
• Indo-European can refer to:
  • Indo-European languages, a large family of languages spoken by many people around the world.
  • Proto-Indo-Europeans, the ancient people who are believed to have spoken the original Indo-European language.
  • Indo-European studies, the study of these languages and cultures.
• Ee, Dongeradeel (West Frisian Ie), a village in the Netherlands.