IOC

I1O1C3

Initialism of interoffice communication.

Similar
International Olympic CommitteeI.O.C.
Less commonScrabble 5

Meanings

IOC1

nounIOC (countable and uncountable, plural IOCs)

plural IOCs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of interoffice communication.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of initial operating capability.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputer securityInitialism of indicator of compromise.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Italian organized crime.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of international oil company.
adjectiveIOC (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablebusinessInitialism of immediate or cancel.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismhobbiesInitialism of International Olympic Committee.

    The IBA had been stripped of recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over governance failures and therefore it was the IOC which ran – and set the entry criteria for – the Olympic boxing competitions in Paris.

    2024 November 4, Jamie Gardner, “Mandatory genetic testing in sport ‘not justified, ethical or viable’, say academics”, in The Independent
  2. abbreviationinitialismbiologyInitialism of International Ornithological Committee (now known as International Ornithologists' Union)

IoC2

nounIoC (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialisminversionuncountablecomputingInitialism of inversion of control.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounorganization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic Games

Similar
International Olympic CommitteeI.O.C.

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian МОК
  • МОК (MOK)initialism of International Olympic Committee
French CIO
  • CIOinitialism of International Olympic Committee
German IOK, IoC
  • IOKinitialism of International Olympic Committee
  • IoCinitialism of inversion of control
Hungarian NOB
  • NOBinitialism of International Olympic Committee
Norwegian IOK
  • IOKinitialism of International Olympic Committee
Polish MKOl (Międzynarodowy Komitet Olimpijski)
  • MKOl (Międzynarodowy Komitet Olimpijski)initialism of International Olympic Committee
Russian МОК
  • МОК (MOK)initialism of International Olympic Committee
Spanish COI
  • COIinitialism of International Olympic Committee
Swedish IOK
  • IOKinitialism of International Olympic Committee
Turkish UOK
  • UOKinitialism of International Olympic Committee

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APA

IOC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IOC

MLA

“IOC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IOC. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “IOC,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IOC.

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