Ice (disambiguation)
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Ice
is a solid form of water, or, more generally, any frozen volatile
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Ice or ICE may also refer to the following:
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Ice
Ice is water frozen into the solid state. Usually ice is the phase known as ice Ih, which is the most abundant of the varying solid phases on the Earth's surface. It can appear transparent or opaque bluish-white color, depending on the presence of impurities or air inclusions...
is a solid form of water, or, more generally, any frozen volatile
Volatiles
In planetary science, volatiles are that group of chemical elements and chemical compounds with low boiling points that are associated with a planet's or moon's crust and/or atmosphere. Examples include nitrogen, water, carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrogen, and methane, all compounds of C, H, O...
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Ice or ICE may also refer to the following:
In music:
- Ice (band)
- Ice RecordsIce RecordsIce Records is a record label based in Barbados that is owned by musician Eddy Grant. In addition to Grant's music, the label also seeks "to record, promote and market classic calypso, soca and Ringbang ." Ice Records lays claims to owning the largest catalog of Caribbean music in the...
, a record label - "Ice" (song)Ice (song)"Ice" is a song by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus , originally released on the band's second album Playboys on August 29, 1997.The EP-single was released in 1997 by the record label Warner Music Finland...
, by The Rasmus - "Ice" (Lights song)Ice (Lights song)"Ice" is the third single from Canadian singer-songwriter Lights from her debut album The Listening. It was released on October 12, 2009, in Canada...
by Lights from the album The Listening - "Ice", a song by Camel from I Can See Your House from HereI Can See Your House from HereI Can See Your House from Here is the 7th studio album by the English progressive rock band Camel. Released in 1979, a new line up was introduced...
In books:
- Ice, a 1978 novel by James FollettJames FollettJames Follett is an author and screenwriter, born in 1939 in Tolworth, England.Follett became a full-time fiction writer in 1976, after resigning from contract work as a technical writer for the British Ministry of Defence. He has since written over 20 novels, several television plays, and many...
- Ice (comics)Ice (comics)Ice is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in publications from DC Comics. Created by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire, she first appeared in Justice League International #12 ....
, a DC comic book superheroine - Ice (webcomic)Ice (webcomic)Ice is a dystopian online comic written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks about a couple living in futuristic England. The comic is updated on alternating Saturdays and is available online for free. It was originally published on Modern Tales.-Setting:...
- Ice (Johnson novel), by Shane Johnson
- Ice (Dukaj novel)Ice (Dukaj novel)Ice is a Janusz A. Zajdel and Kościelski awards-winning novel written in 2007 by the Polish science fiction writer Jacek Dukaj, published in Poland by Wydawnictwo Literackie...
, by Jacek Dukaj - Ice, a 1983 novel by Ed McBain in the 87th Precinct87th PrecinctThe 87th Precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by Ed McBain. McBain's 87th Precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions.-Setting:...
series - Intrusion Countermeasures ElectronicsIntrusion Countermeasures ElectronicsIntrusion Countermeasures Electronics is a term used in cyberpunk literature to refer to security programs which protect computerized data from being accessed by hackers.-Origin of term:...
(ICE,) a term used in cyberpunk literature - Ice (Durst novel), a 2009 novel by Sarah Beth Durst, a modernization of the fairy tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon"
In television:
- ICE (TV series)Ice (TV series)Ice was an Irish weekday television programme for young persons broadcast on RTÉ Two. Presenters are Brian Ormond, Sinéad Kennedy and Rob Ross. This was one of only two shows Ormond has presented....
, an Irish television programme for young persons - "Ice" (The X-Files), an episode of the television series The X-Files
- "Ice", an episode of the television series Alias
- "I.C.E", an episode of the television series Sirens
In drugs:
- 4-Methylaminorex, nicknamed "ice" in North America
- MethamphetamineMethamphetamineMethamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
, nicknamed "ice" in Australia, Hawaii
In computing:
- In-circuit emulatorIn-circuit emulatorAn in-circuit emulator is a hardware device used to debug the software of an embedded system. It was historically in the form of bond-out processor which has many internal signals brought out for the purpose of debugging...
, a computer debugging hardware device - ICE (cipher)ICE (cipher)In cryptography, ICE is a block cipher published by Kwan in 1997. The algorithm is similar in structure to DES, but with the addition of a key-dependent bit permutation in the round function. The key-dependent bit permutation is implemented efficiently in software...
, a block cipher in cryptography - Information and Content ExchangeInformation and Content ExchangeInformation and Content Exchange is an XML-based protocol used for content syndication via the Internet. By using XML both sender and receiver have an agreed-upon language in which to communicate. The system uses a client–server architecture....
, an XML protocol for content syndication - Internet Communications EngineInternet Communications EngineThe Internet Communications Engine, or Ice, is an object-oriented middleware that provides object-oriented Remote Procedure Call, grid computing and Publish/subscribe functionality developed by ZeroC and dual-licensed under the GNU GPL and a proprietary license...
, a computer software middleware platform - Inter-Client Exchange, an X Window System protocol framework
- Digital ICEDigital ICEDigital Image Correction and Enhancement is a set of technologies related to producing an altered image in a variety of frequency spectra. The objective of these technologies is to render an image more usable by Fourier or other filtering techniques...
, Image Correction and Enhancement, for removing surface defects from a scanned photo/image - Interactive Connectivity EstablishmentInteractive Connectivity EstablishmentInteractive Connectivity Establishment is a technique used in computer networking involving network address translators in Internet applications of Voice over Internet Protocol , peer-to-peer communications, video, instant messaging and other interactive media...
, a mechanism for NAT traversal - Interactive Customer EvaluationInteractive Customer EvaluationInteractive customer evaluation is commonly implemented in web based applications. Its purpose is to provide feedback. The term does not refer to a commercial application....
, form technologies for collecting software user feedback - Internal Compiler Error, a phrase used by GNU Compiler Collection developers
- Microsoft Research Image Composite EditorMicrosoft Research Image Composite EditorMicrosoft Image Composite Editor is an advanced panoramic image stitcher made by the Microsoft Research division of Microsoft Corporation.The application takes a set of overlapping photographs of a scene shot from a single camera location and creates a high-resolution panorama incorporating all the...
, a panorama stitching program - Integrated collaboration environmentIntegrated Collaboration EnvironmentAn integrated collaboration environment is an environment in which a virtual team do their work. Such environments allow companies to realize a number of competitive advantages by using their existing computers and network infrastructure for group and personal collaboration...
- IceWMIceWMIceWM is a stacking window manager for the X Window System graphical infrastructure, written by Marko Maček. It was coded from scratch in C++ and is released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License...
, The Ice Window Manager - Internal consistency evaluators, a set of tools for validating Windows Installer packages (*.msiWindows InstallerThe Windows Installer is a software component used for the installation, maintenance, and removal of software on modern Microsoft Windows systems...
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Organisations, institutions and companies
- U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementU.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security , responsible for identifying, investigating, and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation's border, economic, transportation, and infrastructure security...
, a USA government agency - Information Council on the EnvironmentInformation Council on the EnvironmentThe Information Council on the Environment , was a U.S. organization created by the National Coal Association, the Western Fuels Association, and Edison Electrical Institute. ICE launched a $500,000 advertising and public relations campaign to, in ICE's words, "reposition global warming as theory...
, a public relations organization in the USA - Institution of Civil EngineersInstitution of Civil EngineersFounded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
, a British professional association - Iron Crown EnterprisesIron Crown EnterprisesIron Crown Enterprises was a publisher of role playing, board, miniature battle, and collectible card games.ICE was incorporated in 1980 shortly after the principal founders graduated from the University of Virginia...
, game-producing company from Virginia, USA - iCE AdvertisementsICE AdvertisementsiCE Advertisements is a digital art group formed in 1991. Although the expanded title is rarely ever used, iCE is an acronym for Insane Creators Enterprise...
or Insane Creators Enterprise, a digital art group - Institute of Culinary EducationInstitute of Culinary EducationThe Institute of Culinary Education is an American culinary school located in New York City, New York.Accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges , ICE offers comprehensive 8- to 13-month career training diploma programs in Culinary Arts, Pastry & Baking Arts, Culinary...
, in New York City, New York, USA - Instituto Costarricense de ElectricidadInstituto Costarricense de ElectricidadInstituto Costarricense de Electricidad is the Costa Rican government-run electricity and telecommunications services provider.-External links:...
, the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity - IntercontinentalExchangeIntercontinentalExchangeIntercontinentalExchange, Inc., known as ICE, is an American financial company that operates Internet-based marketplaces which trade futures and over-the-counter energy and commodity contracts as well as derivative financial products...
, an Atlanta-based market for futures in energy and commodities and for other derivatives - Institute for Credentialing ExcellenceInstitute for Credentialing ExcellenceInstitute for Credentialing Excellence is one of the two main organizations that accredit personnel certifications or certificates. In November 2009 the ICE formally changed its name from the National Organization for Competency Assurance ....
, an institute for accreditation - The Ice OrganisationThe Ice Organisation-Overview:The Ice Organisation, also known as MyIce.com is a UK Loyalty program, which launched in 2010. Ice promotes brands, goods and services that are more sustainable, with the aim of mitigating climate change through mass consumer purchase power...
, a UK sustainable rewards programme, also known as MyIce
Trains
- Intercity-Express, German high-speed train
- InterCity Express (Citytrain)InterCity Express (Citytrain)Walkers-ABB InterCity Express are a model of electric multiple unit used by Citytrain in South East Queensland, Australia. They were built for a North Coast Line service between Brisbane and Rockhampton, the 'Spirit Of Capricorn'...
, Australian interurban train fleet in Brisbane - Iowa, Chicago and Eastern RailroadIowa, Chicago and Eastern RailroadThe Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad was a Class II railroad operating in the north central United States. It has been controlled by the Canadian Pacific Railway and operated as a part of its system since October 30, 2008...
, USA
Science, engineering and medicine
- ICE tableICE tableAn ICE table, ICE chart, or ICE box is a tabular system of keeping track of changing concentrations in an equilibrium reaction. ICE stands for "Initial, Change, Equilibrium". It is used in chemistry to keep track of the changes in amount of substance of the reactants and also organize a set of...
, "Initial, Change, Equilibrium", for tracking chemical reactions - ICE chemotherapy regimen, a treatment for some kinds of cancer
- InstrumentationInstrumentationInstrumentation is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a production, or manufacturing area....
and control engineering - Internal combustion engineInternal combustion engineThe internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high-temperature and high -pressure gases produced by combustion apply direct force to some component of the engine...
, a fuel engine - Caspase 1Caspase 1Caspase 1 is an enzyme that proteolytically cleaves other proteins, such as the precursor forms of the inflammatory cytokines interleukin 1-β and interleukin 18, into active mature peptides...
aka ICE (Interleukin-1 beta Converting Enzyme) - International Cometary ExplorerInternational Cometary ExplorerThe International Cometary Explorer spacecraft was originally known as International Sun/Earth Explorer 3 satellite, launched August 12, 1978. It was part of the ISEE international cooperative program between NASA and ESRO/ESA to study the interaction between the Earth's magnetic field and the...
, a spacecraft launched in 1978 to study interaction between the Earth's magnetic field and solar wind
Other
- In case of emergencyIn case of emergencyIn case of emergency is a programme that enables first responders, such as paramedics, firefighters, police officers, and Hospital personnel, to contact the phone owner's next of kin to obtain important medical/support information...
, a programme encouraging people to list emergency contacts in their phone under "ICE" - International Corpus of EnglishInternational Corpus of EnglishThe International Corpus of English is a set of corpora representing varieties of English from around the world. Over twenty countries or groups of countries where English is the first language or an official second language are included.-History:...
, a set of text corpora representing varieties of English around the world - Independent Commission of Experts, AKA the Bergier commission, to investigate assets moved to Switzerland around the Second World War
- In car entertainmentIn car entertainmentIn-Car Entertainment, , is a collection of hardware devices installed into automobiles, or other forms of transportation, to provide audio and/or audio/visual entertainment, as well as automotive navigation systems...
, hardware installed into cars, to provide audio/visual entertainment - ICE (anime)ICE (anime)is a 2007 original video animation created by Yasushi Akimoto and directed by Makoto Kobayashi. It is set in the ruins of Tokyo in the near future, after an unspecified catastrophe has led to the death of all human males and many females. The small groups of women who survive face the impending...
, a 2007 original video animation - Inventory of Conflict and EnvironmentInventory of Conflict and EnvironmentThe Inventory of Conflict and Environment is a research project of the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C. The project makes use of computer applications in international relations research; ICE is evolving as a pattern matching tool...
, a research project at American University's School of International Service - Ice, slang for diamondDiamondIn mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
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