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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Ir- \Ir-\
     A form of the prefix in-. See {In-}.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ir
       n 1: a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used
            in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or
            osmium [syn: {iridium}, {atomic number 77}]
       2: a board of the British government that administers and
          collects major direct taxes [syn: {Inland Revenue}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  IR
       
          1. <networking> {Internet Registry}.
       
          2. <electronics> {infrared}.
       
          (1997-01-30)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  ir
       
          <networking> The {country code} for Iran.
       
          (1999-01-27)
       
       

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Ir, watchman; city; vision
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  IR
       Information Retrieval
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  IR
       Interface Repository (ORB)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  IR
       Internet Registry
       
       

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