IDS (plural IDSs or IDSes)
(computing) Initialism of Ideographic Description Sequence.
(computing) Initialism of intrusion detection system.
(linguistics) Initialism of infant-directed speech.
(medicine) Initialism of infectious disease specialist.
IDS
(UK, politics) Initialism of Iain Duncan Smith.
• 'dis, DIS, DIs, DSI, Dis, ISD, SDI, SID, Sid, dIs, dis, dis-, sid, sid'
ids
plural of id
• 'dis, DIS, DIs, DSI, Dis, ISD, SDI, SID, Sid, dIs, dis, dis-, sid, sid'
IDs
plural of ID
IDs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ID
• 'dis, DIS, DIs, DSI, Dis, ISD, SDI, SID, Sid, dIs, dis, dis-, sid, sid'
Source: Wiktionary
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
