WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
IA n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: Iowa, Hawkeye State, IA]The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
Information Appliance IA(IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. [How does this differ from a PDA?] (1998-02-24)