ITO

A natural element that, combined with tin, is widely used as a transparent wire. Indium-tin-oxide (ITO) electrodes are attached to the glass plates that sandwich the liquid crystals in LCD displays. When energized, an electric field is created that causes the liquid crystal molecules to rotate in that location. Indium is not mined directly, rather it is extracted from the refuse when zinc and other materials are refined. See LCD.

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ITO is a three-letter acronym which can stand for:

• IATA airport code for Hilo International Airport
• Income Tax Office — a major landmark in Delhi
• Income tax officer^[1]
• Indium tin oxide (in chemistry)
• Information Technology Outsourcing
• International Trade Organization
• Jewish Territorialist Organization (see territorialism)
• Iron Therapy.Org (see iron deficiency (medicine))
• Innovation Time Off (also called Innovation Time On), a motivation initiative driven by some companies like Google or Novell, similar to Hackweek.
• Information Technology in Organisations, a degree course offered by the School of Electronics and Computer Science, at the University of Southampton
• Involuntary Treatment Order, typically for psychiatric treatment.
• Internet slang for In The Office

References

1. ^ TheFreeDictionary's listing for ITO

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