ＩＳ
also: アイエス
Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000
Meanings
1
Islamic State; IS; Daesh
Refers to the militant group Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). Often used in news contexts.
See also: イスラム国
IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
2
information separator; delimiter
Computing term for a character that separates fields of data, such as a comma or tab.
In CSV files, commas are used as information separators.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉がＩＳの支配下に置かれるfor a place to fall under IS control
The city fell under the control of IS.
- 〈人〉がＩＳに加わるfor a person to join IS
It was reported that young people had joined IS from abroad.