An Acronym with several meanings:
Integrated Development EnvironmentAn IDE gathers all of a programmer's tools together for convenience: it can can edit, compile, debug and run programs. Popular IDEs include Emacs, KDevelop, Eclipse and VisualStudio.
Integrated Drive ElectronicsNowadays, the term for a protocol for attaching devices to computer motherboards (another one is SCSI). It is the most commonly used in x86 desktop machines running Linux or MicrosoftWindows, and in cheap servers (ie not BigIron). The most typical devices include HardDisks and CDROMs. Modern IDE HardDisks usually support SMART.
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