I.O.

¹ American  

Or IO,

abbreviation

1. indirect object.

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io ² American  

[ee-oh] / ˈi oʊ /

Or 'io

noun

PLURAL

ios

1. a small, solitary hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and breeding only on the Island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only indigenous bird of prey: classified as near threatened.

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Io ³ American  

[ahy-oh, ee-oh] / ˈaɪ oʊ, ˈi oʊ /

noun

PLURAL

Ios

1. Io moth.

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Io ⁴ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. ionium.

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Io ⁵ American  

[ahy-oh, ee-oh] / ˈaɪ oʊ, ˈi oʊ /

noun

1. Classical Mythology.  a woman who, being loved by Zeus, was transformed into a white heifer and was, at the wish of Hera, first guarded by Argus and later pursued through the world by a gadfly until she reached Egypt, where she resumed her true shape: identified by the Egyptians with Isis.

2. Astronomy.  a large volcanically active moon of the planet Jupiter.

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Io. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Iowa.

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I/O ⁷ American  

1. inboard-outboard.

2. Computers.  input/output.

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Io ¹ British  

symbol

1. ionium

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io ² British  

abbreviation

1. British Indian Ocean Territory

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Io ³ British  

/ ˈaɪəʊ /

noun

1. the innermost of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter, displaying intense volcanic activity. Diameter: 3640 km; orbital radius: 422 000 km

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I/O ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. input/output

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Io ⁵ British  

/ ˈaɪəʊ /

noun

1. Greek myth a maiden loved by Zeus and turned into a white heifer by either Zeus or Hera

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Io Scientific  

/ ī′ō,ē′ō /

1. One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the fifth in distance from the planet. It was first sighted by Galileo.

2. See Note at moon

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Etymology

Origin of io

From Hawaiian ʿio

Example Sentences

We were getting ready to put it out in I/O and talk about it.

From New York Times

The 2020 Mac Mini, though it did have two USB-As, was a significant I/O downgrade from previous Mac Mini models.

From The Verge

Google’s Project Jacquard touch-sensitive fabric technology, first revealed at Google I/O in 2015, now has a way for interested third-party developers to integrate the tech with their own software via the new Jacquard SDK.

From The Verge

Its front I/O has a headphone jack and a lone USB-C port.

From The Verge

A recent study by I&O Research found around a third of cafes and restaurants in the Netherlands were not scanning the coronapasses.

From BBC