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  • proper noun Initialism of Isle of Wight.
  • adverb Internet Initialism of in other words.

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Examples

  • IOW, is there any reason to believe that nested hierachies are incompatible with design?

    A Disclaimer for Behe? 2009

  • IOW, is this likely an issue regarding a culture regarding education, philosophy, and learning?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Catholics and Jews? 2010

  • IOW, is it more efficient to tweak the machines to be able to robustly defend against most conceivable threats, or is it more efficient to wait for the mutated vector to do it's worst, then adapt the treatment?

    A Look at the Inner Life of a Doomed Cell 2008

  • IOW, is it reasonable to infer (as most people will) that the "something" that created the messages is intelligent, whatever else may be true?

    Behe: ID rescues Common Descent 2007

  • July 17th, 2007 at 2: 12 pm eric: IOW, is it reasonable to infer (as most people will) that the "something" that created the messages is intelligent, whatever else may be true?

    Behe: ID rescues Common Descent 2007

  • July 21st, 2007 at 2: 59 pm eric: IOW, is it reasonable to infer (as most people will) that the "something" that created the messages is intelligent, whatever else may be true?

    Behe: ID rescues Common Descent 2007

  • IOW, is the only distinction that when you put music to an eggcorn, you've suddenly got a mondegreen?

    Eggcorns 2006

  • IOW in other words I commented something at the bottom of the previous thread.

    Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: An Invitation to De-Lurk 2006

  • Allan M: Most scientists of my acquaintance, IOW, subscribe to Steve Gould's concept of NOMA, and don't mix their science with their ethics, metaphysics, or religion.

    Berlinski's Wisdom 2010

  • Allen: Metaphysical analysis, IOW, isn't science, and confusing the two has led polemicists on both sides of this debate into making some extremely dubious assertions.

    Berlinski's Wisdom 2010

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