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Definition: ICBM


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another.[Wordnet].
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"Icbm" is a common misspelling or typo for: icbms, ICBN.

Date "Icbm" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1958. (references)

Specialty Definition: ICBM

Domain	Definition
Military	1: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. (references)
	2: Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile. (references)
	3: Intercontinental ballistic missile. (references)
	4: Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile. (references)
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Common Expressions: ICBM

Expressions	Definition
ICBM address	ICBM address or missile address is hacker slang for one's longitude and latitude (preferably to seconds-of-arc accuracy) when placed in a signature or another publicly available file. (references)
Surya ICBM	The Surya ICBM is a intercontinental ballistic missile under development in India. It is expected to be in service by the end of 2008 but current political issues with neighboring Pakistan may affect the status of the program. The missile is only being mentioned as a land based weapon. (references)
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Specialty Expressions: ICBM

Expressions	Domain	Definition
ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)	Technology	A ballistic missile designed with a maximum range of 3,100 miles (5,000 km) or greater. ICBMs are strategic weapons and typically carry nuclear warheads. (references)
ICBM address	Computing	ICBM address (Or "missile address") The form used to register a site with the Usenet mapping project includes a space for longitude and latitude, preferably to seconds-of-arc accuracy. This is actually used for generating geographically-correct maps of Usenet links on a plotter; however, it has become traditional to refer to this as one's "ICBM address" or "missile address", and many people include it in their sig block with that name. (A real missile address would include target altitude.) [Jargon File] (1994-12-15). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing..
ICBM address	Computing	ICBM address n. (Also `missile address') The form used to register a site with the Usenet mapping project, back before the day of pervasive Internet, included a blank for longitude and latitude, preferably to seconds-of-arc accuracy. This was actually used for generating geographically-correct maps of Usenet links on a plotter; however, it became traditional to refer to this as one's `ICBM address' or `missile address', and some people include it in their sig block with that name. (A real missile address would include target elevation.). Source: Jargon File..
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: ICBM

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ICBM	English	International Consortium for Brain Mapping	N/A
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Topics by Level of Interest: ICBM
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)		Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
526th ICBM Systems Group	23		526th ICBM Systems Group	23
ICBM address	5		Ares ICBM	2
Heavy ICBM	3		Heavy ICBM	3
Ares ICBM	2		ICBM address	5
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"ICBM" is a common misspelling or typo for: icbms, ICBN.

Synonyms: ICBM
Position	Synonyms (sorted by strength)
Expression	intercontinental ballistic missile. Consider also: ballistic missile, guided missile.
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Computed Synonyms: ICBM

Rank	Intensity	Word	Synonyms	Synonyms of synonym
1	7.0169	ICBM	intercontinental ballistic missile	IBM
2	1.2198	ICBM	IBM	international business machines, short and small
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100.					Top

Translations: ICBM

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Danish	interkontinental ballistisk raket (ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified	洲际弹道导弹井下发射装置 (ICBM silo launcher). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish	interkontinental ballistisk raket (ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk	interkontinental ballistisk raket (ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
Français	missile balistique intercontinental (intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
French	missile balistique intercontinental (intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek	διηπειρωτικός βαλλιστικός πύραυλος (ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile), διηπειρωτικό βαλλιστικό βλήμα (ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration)	dhiipeirotikos vallistikos purailos (ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile), dhiipeirotiko vallistiko vlima (ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian	interkontinentális ballisztikus rakéta (IBM, ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar	interkontinentális ballisztikus rakéta (IBM, ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland	interkontinental ballistisk raket (ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish	misil balístico intercontinental (ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, ICBM. (volunteer & more translations)
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Language	Translations for “ICBM” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag	AthagiCBM (ICBM). Additional references: Athag, ICBM. (volunteer)
Double Dutch	AgiCBM (ICBM). Additional references: Double Dutch, ICBM. (volunteer)
Leet	1¢8\|v\| (ICBM). Additional references: Leet, ICBM. (volunteer)
Oppish	OpiCBM (ICBM). Additional references: Oppish, ICBM. (volunteer)
Pig Latin	ICBMWAY (ICBM). Additional references: Pig Latin, ICBM. (volunteer)
Terran B	interkontinen (ICBM). Additional references: Terran B, ICBM. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi	UbiCBM (ICBM). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, ICBM. (volunteer)
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