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IDEF

IDEF proper noun: a family of modelling languages in the field of systems and software engineering. Also the initialism of International Defence Industry Fair.

Proper noun

IDEF

  1. A family of modelling languages in the field of systems and software engineering.

Also used as

IDEF is also the initialism of International Defence Industry Fair.

Origin of IDEF

Initialisms. The software-engineering term originally stood for ICAM definition but was given the new expansion integration definition in 1999.

Questions about IDEF

What does IDEF mean?
IDEF means a family of modelling languages in the field of systems and software engineering.
What part of speech is IDEF?
IDEF is a proper noun.

Words near IDEF in the dictionary

  1. idebenone
  2. Ideciu de Jos
  3. IDed
  4. idee fixe
  5. idees fixes
  6. IDEF
  7. IDEFK
  8. ideism
  9. ideist
  10. ideistic
  11. ideists

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