Ed, ed or ED may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''Ed'' (film), a 1996 film starring Matt LeBlanc * Ed (''Fullmetal Alchemist'') or Edward Elric, a character in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' media * ''Ed'' (TV series), a TV series that ran from 2000 to 2004

Businesses and organizations

Ed (supermarket) Ed (pronounced E-D, abbreviation of "Europa Discount") was a French brand of discount stores founded in 1978. It franchises its name to small-format hard discounts stores in France. It was part of the Carrefour Group. Key dates * 1978: First store ...

, a French brand of discount stores founded in 1978 *

Consolidated Edison Consolidated Edison, Inc., commonly known as Con Edison (stylized as conEdison) or ConEd, is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States, with approximately $12 billion in annual revenues as of 2017, and over $62 b ...

, from their NYSE stock symbol * United States Department of Education, a department of the United States government * Enforcement Directorate, a law enforcement and economic intelligence agency in India * European Democrats, a loose association of conservative political parties in Europe * Airblue (IATA code ED), a private Pakistani airline * Eagle Dynamics, a Swiss software company

Places

* Ed, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States * Ed, Sweden, a town in Dals-Ed, Sweden * Erode Junction railway station, station code ED

Health and medicine

Eating disorder An eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating behaviors that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health. Only one eating disorder can be diagnosed at a given time. Types of eating disorders include binge eating d ...

, mental disorders defined by abnormal eating habits * Ectodermal dysplasia, a group of syndromes deriving from abnormalities of the ectodermal structures * Effective dose (pharmacology), the dose of pharmacologic agent which will have a therapeutic effect *

Emergency department An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pati ...

, a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients *

Endocrine disruptor Endocrine disruptors, sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents, endocrine disrupting chemicals, or endocrine disrupting compounds are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine (or hormonal) systems. These disruptions can cause c ...

, a chemical which can affect the operation of hormonal systems *

Erectile dysfunction Erectile dysfunction (ED), also called impotence, is the type of sexual dysfunction in which the penis fails to become or stay erect during sexual activity. It is the most common sexual problem in men.Cunningham GR, Rosen RC. Overview of male ...

, the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis *

Esophageal dysmotility An esophageal motility disorder (EMD) is any medical disorder causing difficulty in swallowing, regurgitation of food and a spasm-type pain which can be brought on by an allergic reaction to certain foods. The most prominent one is dysphagia. E ...

, a digestive disorder

Technology

* NZR ED class, a New Zealand electric locomotive * ed (text editor), the standard UNIX text editor * Electrodialysis, a method of water purification *

Engineering drawing An engineering drawing is a type of technical drawing that is used to convey information about an object. A common use is to specify the geometry necessary for the construction of a component and is called a detail drawing. Usually, a number of ...

, a type of technical drawing * Erase Display (ANSI), an ANSI X3.64 escape sequence *

Explosive decompression Uncontrolled decompression is an unplanned drop in the pressure of a sealed system, such as an aircraft cabin or hyperbaric chamber, and typically results from human error, material fatigue, engineering failure, or impact, causing a pressure vesse ...

, a rapid drop in air pressure *

Extra-high density A floppy disk or floppy diskette (casually referred to as a floppy, or a diskette) is an obsolescent type of disk storage composed of a thin and flexible disk of a magnetic storage medium in a square or nearly square plastic enclosure lined wi ...

, in reference to a floppy disk

People

Ed (given name) Ed is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Edward, Edgar, Edmund, Edwin, Edith, etc. It may refer to: People * Ed Ames (born 1927), American Singer * Ed Asner (1929–2021), American actor * Ed Balls (born 1967), British pol ...

, including fictional characters with the name

Other uses

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-ed Verbs constitute one of the main parts of speech (word classes) in the English language. Like other types of words in the language, English verbs are not heavily inflected. Most combinations of tense, aspect, mood and voice are expressed perip ...

'', an English verb ending * Ed, an altar built by Israelite tribes by the River Jordan *

Edition (printmaking) In printmaking, an edition is a number of prints struck from one plate, usually at the same time. This may be a ''limited edition'', with a fixed number of impressions produced on the understanding that no further impressions (copies) will be pro ...

, a number of prints struck from one plate, usually at the same time *

Edition (book) The bibliographical definition of an edition includes all copies of a book printed from substantially the same setting of type, including all minor typographical variants. First edition According to the definition of ''edition'' above, a b ...

Editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...

* Education, as in "tech ed" (technical education) or "phys ed" (physical education) * Encyclopedia Dramatica, a parody-based wiki * Toyota Carina ED, a C-segment hardtop saloon car * Efficiency Decoration, a decoration formerly awarded by militaries of the Commonwealth of Nations * Dominical letter ED for a leap year starting on Wednesday * Expiration date (expiry date) * Early decision, a form of college admission in the United States