Ida or IDA may refer to:

People

Ida (given name) Ida is a feminine given name found in Europe and North America. It is popular in Scandinavian countries, where it is pronounced Ee-da. The name has an ancient Germanic etymology, according to which it means ‘industrious’ or ‘prosperous’. ...

, including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named

Astronomy

* Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *

243 Ida 243 Ida is an asteroid in the Koronis family of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 29 September 1884 by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at Vienna Observatory and named after Ida (nurse of Zeus), a nymph from Greek mythology. Later telesc ...

, an asteroid *

International Docking Adapter The International Docking Adapter (IDA) is a spacecraft docking system adapter developed to convert APAS-95 to support docking with spacecraft that implement the International Docking System Standard. The IDA uses NASA Docking System (NDS) hard ...

, a docking adapter for the International Space Station

Computing

* Intel Dynamic Acceleration, a technology for increasing single-threaded performance on multi-core processors *

Interactive Disassembler The Interactive Disassembler (IDA) is a disassembler for computer software which generates assembly language source code from machine-executable code. It supports a variety of executable formats for different processors and operating systems. ...

(now ''IDA Pro''), a popular software disassembler tool for reverse engineering *Interactive Data Analysis, a software package for SPSS *Interchange of Data across Administrations (IDA), a predecessor programme to the

IDABC All European countries show eGovernment initiatives, mainly related to the improvement of governance at the national level. Significant eGovernment activities also take place at the European Commission level as well. There is an extensive list ...

in European eGovernment

Film and television

*'' ID:A'', a 2011 Danish film * ''Ida'' (film), a 2013 Polish film * Ida Galaxy, a fictional galaxy in the ''Stargate'' TV series

Greek mythology

* Ida (mother of Minos), daughter of Corybas, the wife of Lycastus king of Crete, and the mother of the "second" king Minos of Crete *

Ida (nurse of Zeus) In Greek mythology, Ida or Ide (Ancient Greek: 'timber' or 'woodland') was one of the nurses of the infant Zeus on Crete. Mythology According to Apollodorus, Rhea gave the infant Zeus to the nymphs Adrasteia and Ida, daughters of Melisseus, ...

, who along with her sister Adrasteia, nursed Zeus on Crete *

Mount Ida In Greek mythology, two sacred mountains are called Mount Ida, the "Mountain of the Goddess": Mount Ida in Crete, and Mount Ida in the ancient Troad region of western Anatolia (in modern-day Turkey), which was also known as the '' Phrygian Ida' ...

, a sacred mountain

Music

Ida (band) Ida is an American indie rock band from New York City. They are known for their three-part harmonies; sparse, minimal, often quiet arrangements; and their three singer-songwriters. Their music shows strong folk, pop, punk, world, R&B, and Ameri ...

, a U.S. indie rock group * Ida (singer), a Danish singer on ''X Factor''

Organizations

In Defense of Animals In Defense of Animals (IDA) is an animal protection organization founded in 1983 in San Rafael, California, United States. The group's slogan is "working to protect the rights, welfare, and habitats of animals". IDA has become known, in particul ...

, a non-profit organization for animal rights activism *

Indian Dental Association Indian Dental Association (IDA) represents dental professionals in India. Established in 1949, The association currently has more than 75,000 members, 450 local branches, 28 state branches and 8 Union Territory branches and 1 Defence branch acros ...

IDA Ireland IDA Ireland () is the agency responsible for the attraction and retention of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) into Ireland. The agency was founded in 1949 as the Industrial Development Authority and placed on a statutory footing a year late ...

, formerly the Industrial Development Authority *

Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is a statutory board under the Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI). History The Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS) was the statutory board that acted ...

, a statutory board of the Singapore government *

Information Design Association The Information Design Association (IDA) was launched at a meeting chaired by Nick Ross at the Royal Society of Arts in London on 14 May 1991. in the belief that 'Good information design results in the clear and effective presentation of information ...

* or Danish Society of Engineers, an association for engineers and others in technology *

Institute for Defense Analyses The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is an American non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) – the Systems and Analyses Center (SAC), Science and Technology Policy Institute, t ...

, a U.S. non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development centers *

International Dark-Sky Association DarkSky International, formerly the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), is a United States–based nonprofit organization incorporated in 1988 by founders David Crawford, a professional astronomer, and Tim Hunter, a physician and amateu ...

, a U.S.-based non-profit organization *

International Depositary Authority International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

, established by the Budapest Treaty for the deposit the biological material for the recognition of patents, such as the

Microbial Culture Collection The Microbial Culture Collection (now called the National Centre for Microbial Resource, NCMR) is a microbial culture collection centre in Pune, India. The facility acts as a national depository, supplying authentic microbial cultures and providin ...

International Desalination Association The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) is a non-profit association working to promote water scarcity and solutions to other water problems. Before 2024, the organization was called the International Desalination Association (ID ...

, a global organization dedicated to desalination, desalination technology and water reuse *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) () is a development finance institution which offers concessional loans and grant (money), grants to the world's poorest developing country, developing countries. The IDA is a member of the World ...

of the World Bank Group *

International Disability Alliance The International Disability Alliance (IDA), created in 1999, is an umbrella organization focused on improving awareness and rights for individuals with disabilities around the globe. The IDA works with Non Governmental Organizations (NGO's), sup ...

, an international alliance of individuals to defend the rights of those with disabilities *

International Dispensary Association Foundation The International Dispensary Association Foundation (IDA Foundation) was created in 1972 in Amsterdam. Its goal is to improve access to important medications and health care equipment in the developing world. It works to achieve this by directly s ...

a NGO dedicated to improving access to medications in the developing world *

International Documentary Association International Documentary Association (IDA), founded in 1982, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that promotes nonfiction filmmakers, and is dedicated to increasing public awareness for the documentary genre. Their major program areas are: Advocacy, Film ...

, a non-profit organization promoting documentary film, video and new media *

International Dyslexia Association The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit education and advocacy organization devoted to issues surrounding dyslexia. Its headquarters are located in Pikesville, Maryland, United States. The International Dyslexia Association ...

, a non-profit education and advocacy organization * Investment Dealers Association of Canada, now part of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada * Issues Deliberation Australia/America, a public policy think tank based in South Australia and Texas

Places

* Ida Ridge, British Columbia, Canada *Ida, a community in Cavan–Monaghan Township, Ontario, Canada *

Ida (barony) Ida () is a barony in the south-east of County Kilkenny, Ireland. Ida is made up of 16 civil parishes containing 191 townlands, it is one of 12 baronies in the County. The barony is in size, with highest point at Tory Hill. The chief town is ...

, a barony in County Kilkenny, Ireland * Ida, Nigeria, a railway station in Nigeria * Ida (river), Slovakia * Ida, Eastern Cape, a town in South Africa near Otto Du Plessis Pass * Ida Valley, a locality in Central Otago, New Zealand *

Ida, Vologda Oblast This is a list of rural localities in Vologda Oblast. Vologda Oblast ( rus, Вологодская область, p=vəlɐˈɡotskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Vologodskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center i ...

, Russia * Ida, Russia, a list of rural localities

United States

* Ida, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Ida, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Ida, Louisiana Ida is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 221 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. Ida and nearby Rodessa are the most northwesterly communities in Louisiana. ...

, a village * Ida County, Iowa * Ida Township, Michigan ** Ida, Michigan * Ida Township, Douglas County, Minnesota *Ida Lake,

Shelby Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota Shelby Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 294 as of the 2000 census. History Shelby Township was established in 1858, and named after Shelbyville, Indiana, the former home of an early set ...

* Ida, Virginia, an unincorporated community *Ida., one of the

abbreviations An abbreviation () is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method including shortening, contraction, initialism (which includes acronym), or crasis. An abbreviation may be a shortened form of a word, usually ended with a trailing per ...

of Idaho

Science and medicine

3,4-Isopropylidenedioxyamphetamine 3,4-Isopropylidenedioxyamphetamine (IDA) is a monoamine releasing agent (MRA) of the amphetamine family related to 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). It is considerably less potent than MDA as an MRA ''in vitro''. IDA fully substituted for MD ...

, an amphetamine drug * ''Ida'' (plant), a genus in the family Orchidaceae * IDA*, an iterative deepening depth-first search algorithm * Iminodiacetic acid, a dicarboxylic acid amine * Incremental Dynamic Analysis, a method for assessing the seismic behavior of structures * Industrial Denatured Alcohol * Intradural anesthesia or spinal anaesthesia *

Iron-deficiency anemia Iron-deficiency anemia is anemia caused by a iron deficiency, lack of iron. Anemia is defined as a decrease in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. When onset is slow, symptoms are often vague such as Fatigue ( ...

* Isotope dilution analysis *Ida, a fossil of the early primate genus ''

Darwinius ''Darwinius'' is a genus within the infraorder Adapiformes, a group of basal strepsirrhine primates from the middle Eocene epoch. Its only known species, ''Darwinius masillae'', lived approximately 47 million years ago (Lutetian stage) based ...

'', species ''Darwinius masillae''

Other uses

* List of storms named Ida *

, disambiguation page * I.D.A. (drug store), originally Independent Druggists' Alliance, a Canadian drug store *

Ila (Hinduism) Ila () or Ilā () is a deity in Hindu mythology, Hindu legends, known for their sex changes. As a man, he is known as Ila or Sudyumna and as a woman, is called Ilā. Ilā is considered the chief progenitor of the Lunar dynasty of Indian kings – ...

or Idā, a Vedic goddess * Ida (Middleverse), a fictional android librarian in comic books * Ida (sword), a type of sword used by the Yoruba people *

Ida (yoga) () is a term for the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine and spiritual theory, the energies such as prana of the human body, physical body, the subtle body and the causal body are said to flow. Within this philosophical framew ...

, a Nadi in Indian medicine and yoga * USS ''Ida'' (1863), a Union Navy steamer of the American Civil War *

Individual Development Account An individual development account (IDA) is an asset building tool designed to enable low-income families to save towards a targeted amount usually used for building assets in the form of home ownership, post-secondary education and small busines ...

, an asset building tool for low-income families *

Princess Ida ''Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant'' is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It was their eighth operatic collaboration of fourteen; the next was ''The Mikado''. ''Princess Ida'' opened at the Savoy Thea ...

, the comic opera's eponymous fictional heroine *

Idaho Falls Regional Airport Idaho Falls Regional Airport is two miles north-northwest of downtown Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. It is locally known as Fanning Field. It is the second-busiest airport in Idaho after Boise Airport. The National Plan of Integrated ...

's IATA airport code *

Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki language Idakho, Isukha, and Tiriki (''Luidakho, Luisukha, Lutirichi'') are mutually intelligible Kenyan languages within the Luhya ethnic group. They are a set of languages closely related to some other Luhya ethnic groups like Maragoli, but less so in c ...

's ISO 639-3 code *'' Ida'', a 2017 novel by Alison Evans