IRD
Encyclopedia
Ird may refer to the following:
As an initialism, IRD may refer to:
- Ird (Bedouin)Honor codes of the BedouinSharaf and ird are Bedouin honor codes. Along with hospitality and courage/bravery, it is one of the Bedouin aspects of ethics that contain significant amounts of pre-Islamic customs...
, a Bedouin honor code for women - Ird (noun): Someone who lives in a state of total delusion. Closely related to narcissistic personalities.
- Ird, alternate name of Arad, Iran, a city in Fars Province
As an initialism, IRD may refer to:
- Influenza Research DatabaseInfluenza Research DatabaseThe Influenza Research Database is an integrative and comprehensive publicly-available database and analysis resource to search, analyze, visualize, save and share data for influenza virus research...
, a publicly-available database and analysis resource for influenza virus research - Inland Revenue DepartmentInland Revenue DepartmentInland Revenue Department may refer to the following government departments responsible for taxation:*Inland Revenue Department *Inland Revenue Department *Inland Revenue, former department in the United Kingdom...
, in some countries - Integrated receiver/decoderIntegrated receiver/decoderAn integrated receiver/decoder is an electronic device used to pick-up a radio-frequency signal and convert digital information transmitted in it.-Consumer IRDs:...
- Institut de recherche pour le développementInstitut de recherche pour le développementThe Institut de recherche pour le développement is a French public science and technology research institute under the joint authority of the French ministries in charge of research and overseas development....
("Institute of research for development"), a French scientific institution dedicated to the development of tropical countries - Intelligent Resource DirectorIntelligent Resource DirectorOn IBM mainframes running the z/OS operating system, Intelligent Resource Director is software that automates the management of CPU resources and certain I/O resources....
, on IBM mainframeIBM mainframeIBM mainframes are large computer systems produced by IBM from 1952 to the present. During the 1960s and 1970s, the term mainframe computer was almost synonymous with IBM products due to their marketshare...
s - Internet radio deviceInternet radio deviceAn Internet radio device, also called network music player is a hardware device that is capable of receiving and playing streamed media from either Internet radio stations or a home network.-Background:...
- Institute on Religion and DemocracyInstitute on Religion and DemocracyThe Institute on Religion and Democracy is a Christian think tank that promotes Christian conservatism in public life. The organization comments on current events in the Christian community...
, a conservative Christian organization - Information Research DepartmentInformation Research DepartmentThe Information Research Department, founded in 1948 by Christopher Mayhew MP, was a department of the British Foreign Office set up to counter Russian propaganda and infiltration, particularly amongst the western labour movement....
, a former department of the British Foreign Office - "Image Replacement Document", another name for Substitute checkSubstitute checkA substitute check is a negotiable instrument used in the United States to represent the digital reproduction of an original paper check...
as defined in the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (Check 21) - Interest rate derivativeInterest rate derivativeAn interest rate derivative is a derivative where the underlying asset is the right to pay or receive a notional amount of money at a given interest rate...
, a financial instrument - Ice rafted debris
- Income in respect of a decedentIRD assetThe income in respect of a decedent asset is part of inheritance which consists of taxable income to which the deceased person was entitled to, but failed to receive before their death...
for U.S. income taxesIncome tax in the United StatesIn the United States, a tax is imposed on income by the Federal, most states, and many local governments. The income tax is determined by applying a tax rate, which may increase as income increases, to taxable income as defined. Individuals and corporations are directly taxable, and estates and... - International Road Dynamics Inc.