Io

¹ American  

[ahy-oh, ee-oh] / ˈaɪ oʊ, ˈi oʊ /

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.

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Io ² American  

[ahy-oh, ee-oh] / ˈaɪ oʊ, ˈi oʊ /

noun

plural

Ios

1. Io moth.

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Io ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. ionium.

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io ⁴ American  

[ee-oh] / ˈi oʊ /

Or 'io

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.

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I/O ⁵ American  

1. inboard-outboard.

2. Computers. input/output.

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Io. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Iowa.

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I.O. ⁷ American  

Or IO,

abbreviation

1. indirect object.

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Io ¹ British  

/ ˈaɪəʊ /

noun

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

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io ² British  

abbreviation

1. British Indian Ocean Territory

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Io ³ British  

/ ˈaɪəʊ /

noun

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

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I/O ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. input/output

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Io ⁵ British  

symbol

1. ionium

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Io Scientific  

/ ī′ō,ē′ō /

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

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Etymology

Origin of io

From Hawaiian ʿio

Example Sentences

Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai lauded a Gemini win on stage at Google’s I/O conference last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

During an onstage interview at Google’s I/O conference in May, Brin said he stayed very involved.

From The Wall Street Journal

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