ＩＤＥ

noun

Integrated Drive Electronics; IDE (hardware interface)

Refers to the older hard disk drive interface standard. In modern Japanese, SATA has largely replaced IDE, but the term is still encountered in legacy hardware contexts.

• この古ふるいパソコンはＩＤＥ接せつ続ぞくのハードディスクを使つかっている。

  This old PC uses an IDE-connected hard disk.

noun

integrated development environment; IDE (software)

Commonly used in programming contexts. Japanese developers often say 統合開発環境, but the abbreviation IDE is widely understood.

• ＩＤＥを使つかうと、コードの編へん集しゅうや実じっ行こうがしやすくなる。

  Using an IDE makes it easier to edit and run code.