Idea (disambiguation)
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An idea
is an image existing or formed in the mind.
Idea or IDEA or similar may also refer to:
Idea
In the most narrow sense, an idea is just whatever is before the mind when one thinks. Very often, ideas are construed as representational images; i.e. images of some object. In other contexts, ideas are taken to be concepts, although abstract concepts do not necessarily appear as images...
is an image existing or formed in the mind.
Idea or IDEA or similar may also refer to:
Agencies and organizations
- IDEA LeagueIDEA LeagueThe IDEA League is a strategic alliance of five Europe's leading universities of technology. On October 6, 1999, the IDEA league was formed by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between four leading European universities of technology: Imperial College London , Delft University of...
, a loose alliance of five European universities - Improvement and Development AgencyImprovement and Development AgencyLocal Government Improvement and Development is one of the six bodies that form the Local Government Group overseen by the Local Government Association in England and Wales...
, a United Kingdom local government organisation (rebranded as Local Government Improvement and Development in July 2010) - Innovation, Development and Employment AllianceInnovation, Development and Employment AllianceThe Innovation, Development and Employment Alliance is a business coalition launched in May 2009, aimed at securing intellectual property rights in a number of areas, including environmentally sound technology, healthcare and renewable energy. It is supported by the United States Chamber of...
, a business coalition aiming to secure intellectual property rights - Institute for Dynamic Educational AdvancementInstitute for Dynamic Educational AdvancementThe Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that seeks to improve scientific and cultural literacy among the general public...
, an organization promoting computer-based learning - Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness CenterIntelligent Design and Evolution Awareness CenterThe Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness Center is a Christian nonprofit organization formed originally as a student club promoting intelligent design at the University of California, San Diego . There are about 25 active chapters of this organization in the United States, Kenya, Canada,...
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral AssistanceInternational Institute for Democracy and Electoral AssistanceThe International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is an international organization based in Stockholm. Its task is to support democracy around the world.- Aims :...
- International Diving Educators AssociationInternational Diving Educators AssociationThe International Diving Educators Association or was originally founded in 1952 as the Florida Skin Divers Association Scuba Training Committee, and later changed its name to the Florida Scuba Divers Association. As the group's membership grew, so did desire to make the organization and...
, a scuba diver training agency - International Design Excellence Awards
- Idea CellularIdea cellularIdea Cellular, usually referred to as Idea, is an Indian wireless telecom company based in Mumbai, India. Idea is the 3rd largest mobile services operator in India, in revenue terms, and recorded of over 98.4 million customers as of August 2011....
- a wireless telephony company in India - Ieros Desmos Ellinon Axiomatikon (ΙΔΕΑ, Sacred Bond of Greek Officers) , a right-wing group of officers in the Greek army in the 1940s-1960s whose members led the Greek military junta of 1967–1974
- International Deaf Education AssociationInternational Deaf Education AssociationThe International Deaf Education Association is an organization focused on the program of educating the deaf in Bohol, Philippines initiated by the United States Peace Corps, under the leadership of Dennis Drake. The organization is a non-profit establishment that provides education to the...
(IDEA), an organization focused on the program of educating the deaf in Bohol, Philippines initiated by the United States Peace Corps
Computing and software
- International Data Encryption AlgorithmInternational Data Encryption AlgorithmIn cryptography, the International Data Encryption Algorithm is a block cipher designed by James Massey of ETH Zurich and Xuejia Lai and was first described in 1991. As a block cipher, it is also symmetric. The algorithm was intended as a replacement for the Data Encryption Standard[DES]...
, a block cipher - IntelliJ IDEAIntelliJ IDEAIntelliJ IDEA is a commercial Java IDE by JetBrains. It is often simply referred to as "IDEA" or "IntelliJ."-History:The first version of IntelliJ IDEA was released in January 2001, and at the time was the only available Java IDE with advanced code navigation and code refactoring capabilities...
, a development application for the Java programming language - IDEA ArchitecturalIDEA ArchitecturalIDEA Architectural is a BIM CAD software for architects and designers, built on top of IntelliCAD by 4M Software company. IDEA BIM structure, provides a smart model shaping and high design accuracy, directly applied to the real 3D building model. All the building elements are intelligent objects...
, a 3D CAD software for architectural design.
Other meanings
- IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law ReviewIDEA: The Intellectual Property Law ReviewIDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review is a law review published by an independent student organization at the Franklin Pierce Law Center for Intellectual Property at the University of New Hampshire School of Law....
- Fiat IdeaFiat IdeaThe Fiat Idea is a mini MPV built by the Italian manufacturer Fiat since 2003. The car is based on the Project 188 platform, originally used for the second-generation Fiat Punto. The Idea is noted for its versatile interior, which includes sliding and folding rear seats...
, a compact car - IDEA (van), a high-mileage plug-in hybrid electric van produced by Bright AutomotiveBright AutomotiveBright Automotive is a startup company based in Anderson, Indiana that is focused on creating a fuel-efficient line of plug-in electric vehicles. The company was started in 2008 with a team of employees from companies such as Google.org and Alcoa and has since designed its first vehicle, the IDEA...
- Idea (genus)Idea (genus)Idea is a genus of butterflies known as Tree Nymphs or Paper butterflies. The member species are concentrated around southeast Asia. See Sevenia for the genus of African tree nymphs.-Species:Listed alphabetically....
, a genus of butterflies - Idea (album)Idea (album)Idea is the Bee Gees' fifth studio album, and their third international release on the ATCO label in the US and Polydor in the UK. Released in August, 1968, the album sold over a million copies worldwide. This album features "Such a Shame", the only Bee Gees song where lead vocals aren't sung by a...
, by the Bee Gees - Idea RecordsIdea RecordsIdea Records is a British independent record label. It was established in the late 1990s by Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, the two main members of the British rock band XTC, and was set up to release the band's own recordings...
, a record label - I.DE.A InstituteI.DE.A InstituteI.DE.A Institute is an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, founded in 1978...
, an automobile design and engineering company - Individuals with Disabilities Education ActIndividuals with Disabilities Education ActThe Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a United States federal law that governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities...
, a United States federal law - Industrial Design Excellence AwardsIndustrial Design Excellence AwardsThe International Design Excellence Awards is an award program previously co-sponsored by BusinessWeek magazine, and in 2010 Fast Company magazine and the Industrial Designers Society of America...
- Musical ideaMusical ideaIn music, an idea is conception or realization of an idea such as a theme or texture. A complete but not independent musical idea is a section.The term Idée fixe, or fixed idea, refers to Leitmotif.-External Links:...
- The Idea (musical)The Idea (musical)The Idea is a musical with words and music by Joseph Hart.The original production, featuring Frederick Hallen and Joseph Hart, was produced by Hallen in Boston in the fall 1892...
an 1893 Broadway musical - Idea, the Serbian brand for the KonzumKonzumKonzum is Croatia's largest supermarket chain with just over 600 stores open in Croatia and has more than 10,000 employees. Its headquarters are in Zagreb. Konzum stores can also be found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. Konzum receives over 500,000 customers each day . Konzum also operates a...
supermarket chain