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 The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Departme ...

, a department of the United States government *

Enforcement Directorate The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is a law enforcement agency and economic intelligence agency responsible for enforcing economic laws and fighting economic crime in India. It is part of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Gov ...

, a law enforcement and economic intelligence agency in India *

European Democrats The European Democrats were a loose association of conservative political parties in Europe. It was a political group in the European Parliament from 1979 until 1992, when it became a subgroup of the European People's Party–European Democr ...

, a loose association of conservative political parties in Europe * Airblue (IATA code ED), a private Pakistani airline *

Eagle Dynamics Eagle Dynamics (often abbreviated as ED) is a software company originally founded by Nick Grey and Igor Tishin in 1991. Originally located in Moscow, Russia, it is now headquartered in Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland. History Founded in 1991 ...

, a Swiss software company

Places

Ed, Kentucky Ed was an unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States and one of the stat ...

, 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) In pharmacology, an effective dose (ED) or effective concentration (EC) is a dose or concentration of a drug that produces a biological response. The term effective dose is used when measurements are taken '' in vivo,'' while the term effective c ...

, 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 pat ...

, a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients * Endocrine disruptor, a chemical which can affect the operation of hormonal systems * Erectile dysfunction, 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. Es ...

, a digestive disorder

Technology

NZR ED class The NZR ED class locomotive was a type of electric locomotive used in Wellington, New Zealand. They were built by English Electric and the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) between 1938 and 1940, and hauled mainly passenger trains on the Well ...

, a New Zealand electric locomotive * ed (text editor), the standard UNIX text editor *

Electrodialysis Electrodialysis (ED) is used to transport salt ions from one solution through ion-exchange membranes to another solution under the influence of an applied electric potential difference. This is done in a configuration called an electrodialysis ...

, a method of water purification * Engineering drawing, a type of technical drawing * Erase Display (ANSI), an ANSI X3.64 escape sequence * Explosive decompression, a rapid drop in air pressure * Extra-high density, in reference to a floppy disk

People

* Ed (given name), 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 peri ...

'', an English verb ending * Ed, an

altar An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches, and other places of worship. They are used particularly in paganism ...

built by Israelite tribes by the River Jordan * Edition (printmaking), a number of prints struck from one plate, usually at the same time * Edition (book) * Editor * Education, as in "tech ed" (technical education) or "phys ed" (physical education) *

Encyclopedia Dramatica Encyclopedia Dramatica (ED; also spelled Encyclopædia Dramatica) is a satirical online community centered around a wiki that acts as a "Internet troll, troll archive". The site hosts racist material and Shock site, shock content; as a result i ...

, a parody-based wiki *

Toyota Carina ED The Toyota Carina ED is a compact car manufactured by Japanese automaker Toyota in 1985 as a companion to the 1984 Carina sedan. It was positioned as the four-door Celica, with a similar focus on luxury found on larger Toyota hardtop sedans, like ...

, 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 An expiration date or expiry date is a previously determined date after which something should no longer be used, either by operation of law or by exceeding the anticipated shelf life for perishable goods. Expiration dates are applied to selec ...

(expiry date) *

Early decision Early decision (ED) or early acceptance is a type of early admission used in college admissions in the United States for admitting freshmen to undergraduate programs. It is used to indicate to the university or college that the candidate conside ...

, a form of college admission in the United States