Ida or IDA may refer to:

Astronomy

* Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *

243 Ida Ida, minor planet designation 243 Ida, is an asteroid in the Koronis family of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 29 September 1884 by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at Vienna Observatory and named after a nymph from Greek mythology. ...

, an asteroid *

International Docking Adapter The International Docking Adapter (IDA) is a spacecraft docking system adapter developed to convert APAS-95 to the NASA Docking System (NDS). An IDA is placed on each of the International Space Station's (ISS) two open Pressurized Mating Adapte ...

, a docking adapter for the International Space Station

Computing

Intel Dynamic Acceleration Intel Dynamic Acceleration (IDA) sometimes called Dynamic Acceleration Technology (DAT) is a technology created by Intel Corp. in certain multi-core Intel microprocessors. It increases the clock rate of a single core for every two cores above its ...

, a technology for increasing single-threaded performance on multi-core processors *

Interactive Disassembler The Interactive Disassembler (IDA) is a disassembler for computer software which generates assembly language source code from machine-executable code. It supports a variety of executable formats for different processors and operating systems. I ...

(now ''IDA Pro''), a popular software disassembler tool for reverse engineering *Interactive Data Analysis, a software package for SPSS *Interchange of Data across Administrations (IDA), a predecessor programme to the

IDABC All European countries show eGovernment initiatives, mainly related to the improvement of governance at the national level. Significant eGovernment activities also take place at the European Commission level as well. There is an extensive list ...

in European eGovernment

Film and television

*'' ID:A'', a 2011 Danish film * ''Ida'' (film), a 2013 Polish film *

Ida Galaxy Over its decade of existence, science fiction TV series ''Stargate SG-1'' developed an extensive and detailed backdrop of diverse characters. Many of the characters are members of alien species discovered while exploring the galaxy through the S ...

, a fictional galaxy in the ''Stargate'' TV series

Greek mythology

Ida (mother of Minos) In Greek mythology, Ida (Ancient Greek: Ἴδη means 'wooded mountain') or Idê was the daughter of Corybas, who gave his name to the Corybantes. Her possible mother was Thebe, daughter of Cilix.Diodorus Siculus5.49.3/ref> Ida married Lycastus, ...

, daughter of Corybas, the wife of Lycastus king of Crete, and the mother of the "second" king Minos of Crete *

Ida (nurse of Zeus) In Greek mythology, Ida or Ide (Ancient Greek: Ἴδη, ''Idē'', 'wooded mountain') was one of the nurses of the infant Zeus on Crete. Mythology According to Apollodorus, Rhea gave the infant Zeus to the nymphs Adrasteia and Ida, daughters o ...

, who along with her sister Adrasteia, nursed Zeus on Crete * Mount Ida, a sacred mountain

Music

Ida (band) Ida is an indie rock band from New York City. They are known for their three-part harmonies; sparse, minimal, often quiet arrangements; and their three singer-songwriters. Their music shows strong folk, pop, punk, world, R&B, and American roots ...

, a U.S. indie rock group *

Ida (singer) Ida Østergaard Madsen (born 1994) better known by her first name, Ida, is a Denmark, Danish singer who won season 5 of the Danish ''X Factor (Danish TV series), X Factor''. After she won, she was signed to Sony BMG, Sony Music and her debut sin ...

, a Danish singer on ''X Factor''

Names

* Ida (given name), including people so named *

Ida (surname) Ida is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida (born 1985), French-Cameroonian heptathlete *, Japanese cricketer * Ibrahim M. Ida (born 1949), Nigerian politician *James Ida (born 1940), New York gangster *Jo ...

, a list of people so named

Organizations

In Defense of Animals In Defense of Animals (IDA) is an animal protection organization founded in 1983 in San Rafael, California, US. The group's slogan is "working to protect the rights, welfare, and habitats of animals". IDA has become known, in particular, for its ...

, a non-profit organization for animal rights activism * Indian Dental Association *

IDA Ireland Industrial Development Agency (IDA Ireland) ( ga, An Ghníomhaireacht Forbartha Tionscail) is the agency responsible for the attraction and retention of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) into Ireland. The agency was founded in 1949 as the ...

, formerly the Industrial Development Authority *

Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is a statutory board under the Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI). History Following the passing of the Info-communications Media Development Authority Bill in Parliame ...

, a statutory board of the Singapore government * Information Design Association * or Danish Society of Engineers, an association for engineers and others in technology * Institute for Defense Analyses, a U.S. non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development centers * International Dark-Sky Association, a U.S.-based non-profit organization * International Depositary Authority, established by the Budapest Treaty for the deposit the biological material for the recognition of patents, such as the Microbial Culture Collection * International Desalination Association, a global organization dedicated to desalination, desalination technology and water reuse * International Development Association of the World Bank * International Disability Alliance, an international alliance of individuals to defend the rights of those with disabilities * International Dispensary Association Foundation a NGO dedicated to improving access to medications in the developing world * International Documentary Association, a non-profit organization promoting documentary film, video and new media *

International Dyslexia Association The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit education and advocacy organization devoted to issues surrounding dyslexia. It is based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The International Dyslexia Association serves individuals ...

, a non-profit education and advocacy organization *

Investment Dealers Association of Canada The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC; ''Organisme canadien de réglementation du commerce des valeurs mobilières'' or ''OCRCVM'' in French) is a non-profit, national self-regulatory organization (SRO). Established thro ...

, now part of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada * Issues Deliberation Australia/America, a public policy think tank based in South Australia and Texas

Places

Ida Ridge Ida Ridge is an eroded cinder cone in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in the southeastern corner of Wells Gray Provincial Park. See also * List of volcanoes in Canada * Volcanism of Canada Volcanism, Volcanic activity is a majo ...

, British Columbia, Canada *Ida, a community in Cavan–Monaghan Township, Ontario, Canada * Ida (barony), a barony in County Kilkenny, Ireland * Ida, Nigeria, a railway station in Nigeria *

Ida (river) The Ida is a left tributary of the river Bodva in eastern Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to t ...

, Slovakia * Ida, Eastern Cape, a town in South Africa near

Otto Du Plessis Pass Otto du Plessis pass monument

Otto Du Plessis Pass is si ...

Ida Valley The Ida Valley lies east of the Manuherikia Valley in Central Otago, New Zealand. At an altitude of around , the 40 km long flat and wide valley is a relatively dry region with cold winters and hot summers, much like the rest of Centra ...

, a locality in Central Otago, New Zealand * Ida, Vologda Oblast, Russia * Ida, Russia, a list of rural localities

United States

Ida, Arkansas Ida is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Arkansas, Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. Ida is located on Arkansas Highway 25, northeast of Heber Springs, Arkansas, Heber Springs. Ida has a post office with ...

, an unincorporated community * Ida, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Ida, Louisiana, a village *

Ida County, Iowa Ida County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the population was 7,005, making it the state's eighth-least populous county. The county seat is Ida Grove, Iowa, ...

Ida Township, Michigan Ida Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,964 at the 2010 census. The township was organized in 1837 and named after local civic leader Ida M. Taylor. Communities * Federman was a commu ...

Ida, Michigan Ida ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 790 at the 2020 census. The community is mostly within Ida Township with a smaller portion ext ...

* Ida Township, Douglas County, Minnesota *Ida Lake,

Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota Shelby Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 294 as of the 2000 census. History Shelby Township was established in 1858, and named after Shelbyville, Indiana, the former home of an early set ...

Ida, Virginia Ida is an unincorporated community in Page County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coa ...

, an unincorporated community *Ida., one of the

abbreviations An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbrevia ...

of Idaho

Science

* ''Ida'' (plant), a genus in the family Orchidaceae *

IDA* Iterative deepening A* (IDA*) is a graph traversal and path search algorithm that can find the shortest path between a designated start node and any member of a set of goal nodes in a weighted graph. It is a variant of iterative deepening depth ...

, an iterative deepening depth-first search algorithm *

Iminodiacetic acid Iminodiacetic acid is the organic compound with the formula HN(CH2CO2H)2, often abbreviated to IDA. A white solid, the compound is a dicarboxylic acid amine (the nitrogen atom forms a secondary amino group, not an imino group as the name suggests ...

, a dicarboxylic acid amine * Incremental Dynamic Analysis, a method for assessing the seismic behavior of structures * Industrial Denatured Alcohol *

Intradural anesthesia Spinal anaesthesia (or spinal anesthesia), also called spinal block, subarachnoid block, intradural block and intrathecal block, is a form of neuraxial regional anaesthesia involving the injection of a local anaesthetic or opioid into the subara ...

or spinal anaesthesia *

Iron-deficiency anemia Iron-deficiency anemia is anemia caused by a lack of iron. Anemia is defined as a decrease in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. When onset is slow, symptoms are often vague such as feeling tired, weak, shor ...

Isotope dilution Isotope dilution analysis is a method of determining the quantity of chemical substances. In its most simple conception, the method of isotope dilution comprises the addition of known amounts of isotopically enriched substance to the analyzed samp ...

analysis *Ida, a fossil of the early primate genus ''

Darwinius ''Darwinius'' is a genus within the infraorder Adapiformes, a group of basal strepsirrhine primates from the middle Eocene epoch. Its only known species, ''Darwinius masillae'', lived approximately 47 million years ago (Lutetian stage) based ...

'', species ''Darwinius masillae''

Other uses

* List of storms named Ida * Mount Ida, disambiguation page * I.D.A. (drug store), originally Independent Druggists' Alliance, a Canadian drug store *

Ila (Hinduism) Ila ( sa, इल) or Ilā ( sa, इला) is a deity in Hindu legends, known for their sex changes. As a man, he is known as Ila or Sudyumna and as a woman, is called Ilā. Ilā is considered the chief progenitor of the Lunar dynasty of Indian ...

Idā Ila ( sa, इल) or Ilā ( sa, इला) is a deity in Hindu legends, known for their sex changes. As a man, he is known as Ila or Sudyumna and as a woman, is called Ilā. Ilā is considered the chief progenitor of the Lunar dynasty of Indian ...

, a Vedic goddess * Ida (Middleverse), a fictional android librarian in comic books *

Ida (sword) The Ida is a kind of sword used by the Yoruba people of West Africa. It is a long sword with a narrow to wide blade and sheathe. The sword is sharp, and cuts on contact but typically begins to dull if not sharpened regularly. It can be single-ed ...

, a type of sword used by the Yoruba people * Ida (yoga), a Nadi in Indian medicine and yoga * USS ''Ida'' (1863), a Union Navy steamer of the American Civil War * Individual Development Account, an asset building tool for low-income families *

Princess Ida ''Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant'' is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It was their eighth operatic collaboration of fourteen. ''Princess Ida'' opened at the Savoy Theatre on 5 January 1884, for a ru ...

, the comic opera's eponymous fictional heroine *

Idaho Falls Regional Airport Idaho Falls Regional Airport is two miles north-northwest of downtown Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. It is locally known as Fanning Field. It is the second-busiest airport in Idaho after Boise Airport. The National Plan of Integrated Air ...

's IATA airport code *

Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki language Idakho, Isukha, and Tiriki (''Luidakho, Luisukha, Lutirichi'') are mutually intelligible Kenyan languages within the Luhya ethnic group. They are a set of languages closely related to some other Luhya ethnic groups like Maragoli, but less so in c ...

's ISO 639-3 code