Io

¹

[ahy-oh, ee-oh]

noun

1. Classical Mythology.,  a woman who, being loved by Zeus, was transformed into a white heifer and was, at the wish of Hera, first guarded by Argus and later pursued through the world by a gadfly until she reached Egypt, where she resumed her true shape: identified by the Egyptians with Isis.

2. Astronomy.,  a large volcanically active moon of the planet Jupiter.

Io

²

[ahy-oh, ee-oh]

noun

plural

Ios 

1. Io moth.

Io

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. ionium.

io

⁴

Or 'i·o

[ee-oh]

noun

plural

ios 

1. a small, solitary hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and breeding only on the Island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only indigenous bird of prey: classified as near threatened.

Io.

⁵

abbreviation

1. Iowa.

I/O

⁶

1. inboard-outboard.

2. Computers.,  input/output.

I.O.

⁷

Or IO,

abbreviation

1. indirect object.

Io

¹

/ ˈaɪəʊ /

noun

1. Greek myth a maiden loved by Zeus and turned into a white heifer by either Zeus or Hera

Io

²

/ ˈaɪəʊ /

noun

1. the innermost of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter, displaying intense volcanic activity. Diameter: 3640 km; orbital radius: 422 000 km

Io

³

symbol

1. ionium

I/O

⁴

abbreviation

1. input/output

io

⁵

abbreviation

1. British Indian Ocean Territory

Io

1. One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the fifth in distance from the planet. It was first sighted by Galileo.

2. See Note at moon

Word History and Origins

Origin of Io¹

From Hawaiian ʿio

Example Sentences

Vidhya Srinivasan, who leads the Ads and Commerce teams at Google, said Monday in a press briefing before Google’s annual I/O developers conference that the company displays search results in AI mode based on what’s most relevant to questions people are asking.

From Los Angeles Times

This week, Google unveiled a prototype of its AI smart glasses at its annual I/O developer conference in Mountain View, demonstrating how people can use the device to search for information about a painting, travel and other topics without having to type on their smartphone.

From Los Angeles Times

Google made the announcement as part of its annual I/O developer conference in Mountain View.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the Ipsos I&O poll of 20-30,000 Dutch voters at 35 polling stations, the Dutch centre-left alliance under former European Commissioner Frans Timmermans is on course to win eight seats, one more than Mr Wilders' Freedom Party.

From BBC

Next month, it’ll kick off its always-exciting Worldwide Developers Conference, likely with as many A.I. mentions as Google’s recent I/O had, if not more.

From Slate