IOR
Encyclopedia
The abbreviation IOR may refer to:
- Institute of RecruitersInstitute of RecruitersIOR | Institute of Recruiters is the international professional body for both recruiters and HR professionals. Its services went live on the 1st June 2011. Its core objectives are to be the largest global body of its kind. As a direct rival to other HR and recruitment bodies it differs in that...
, a non-profit Institute for recruiters and HR professionals - Index of refractionRefractive indexIn optics the refractive index or index of refraction of a substance or medium is a measure of the speed of light in that medium. It is expressed as a ratio of the speed of light in vacuum relative to that in the considered medium....
- Istituto per le Opere di Religione (Institute for Religious Works), the "Vatican Bank"
- Interoperable Object ReferenceInteroperable Object ReferenceAn Interoperable Object Reference is a CORBA or RMI-IIOP reference that uniquely identified an object on a remote CORBA server.IORs can be transmitted in binary over TCP/IP via the General Inter-ORB Protocol , or serialized into a string of hexadecimal digits to facilitate transport by...
, a reference to a CORBA or RMI-IIOP object - Inhibition of returnInhibition of returnInhibition of return refers to the observation that the speed and accuracy with which an object is detected are first briefly enhanced after the object is attended, and then detection speed and accuracy are impaired...
, a phenomenon in visual perception - International Offshore RuleInternational Offshore RuleThe International Offshore Rule was a measurement rule for racing sailboats. The IOR evolved from the Cruising Club of America rule for racer/cruisers and the Royal Ocean Racing Club rule.-Rule context - past and present rating systems:...
, an early handicapping system for yacht racing - Independent Order of RechabitesIndependent Order of RechabitesThe Independent Order of Rechabites was a Friendly Society founded in England in 1835 as part of the temperance movement to promote total abstinence from alcoholic beverages. Always well connected in upper society and involved in financial matters, it gradually transformed into a financial...
- inclusive or - as opposed to XOR (exclusive OR)
- IORgroup LtdIORgroup Ltdiorgroup Ltd is a British based commercial interiors and refurbishment services business headquartered in Richmond London iorgroup operate throughout the UK and into Europe. Client list includes Gazprom, Symantec, Michael Page International, Qantas, Synergy...
(formerly Interiors of Richmond), a London based commercial interior design company - I.O.R.I.O.R.IOR is the acronym for the name of Întreprinderea Optică Română . It is a major optics company established in 1936 in Bucharest, Romania. I.O.R. produces military and civilian grade optics for export and domestic production. Famous for its own version of the Russian PSO-1 type scopes , binoculars...
, optics company of Romania