Meanings
IOC1
plural IOCs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of interoffice communication.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of initial operating capability.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputer securityInitialism of indicator of compromise.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Italian organized crime.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of international oil company.
- 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 - abbreviationinitialismbiologyInitialism of International Ornithological Committee (now known as International Ornithologists' Union)
IoC2
- abbreviationinitialisminversionuncountablecomputingInitialism of inversion of control.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounorganization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic Games
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
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
IOC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IOC
“IOC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IOC. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “IOC,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IOC.
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