ITE

I1T1E1
/ˌaɪ tiː ˈiː/

noun

An in the ear hearing aid.

Less commonScrabble 3

Meanings

adjectiveITE (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemedicineInitialism of in the ear.
nounITE (countable and uncountable, plural ITEs)

plural ITEs

  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of information technology equipment.
    1 more example

    Many electronic products fall under Information Technology Equipment (ITE) — equipment that enters, stores, displays, retrieves, transmits, processes, switches, or controls data or telecommunication messages. As of 2003 almost all worldwide safety standards for ITE are based on IEC 950/60950, Safety of information technology equipment

    2004, John R. Barnes, Robust electronic design reference book, volume 2, Boston: Kluwer Academic, →ISBN, page L14
  2. countablemedicineAn in the ear hearing aid.
proper nounITE (countable and uncountable, plural ITEs)

plural ITEs

  1. SingaporeabbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of Institute of Technical Education.

    ITE doing comprehensive review of worker education courses.

    1993 June 6, The Sunday Times, NEWS FOCUS Best programme for unskilled may be phased out within 5 years
    4 more examples

    The first regional campus, the ITE College East, was built in 2005. The remaining two, ITE College West and ITE College Central, will be completed by 2009 and 2011, respectively.

    2008, Fredriksen Birger, Sing Kong Lee, Chor Boon Goh, Toward a Better Future: Education and Training for Economic Development in Singapore since 1965, →ISBN, pages 125–126

    In 2011, Mr Haikal graduated from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) with a diploma in technical engineering in machine technology and went on to complete his national service.

    2016 December 2, The New Paper, ITE student making strides at Google

    Mr Tharman, who is also Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies, said that the ITE has been "a remarkable success" and one that many did not expect when the vocational training institute was set up in 1992.

    2017 May 26, The Straits Times, ITE to be key anchor for SkillsFuture: DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam

    With the hub's opening, ITE College Central has become the first institute of higher learning to offer all of National Heritage Board's signature heritage education programmes, which include adopting a heritage trail and creating a heritage appreciation elective module.

    2017 February 17, The Straits Times, ITE's new NE Hub speaks for itself

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APA

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MLA

“ITE.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ITE. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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