Iff
/ɪf ən(d)ˈoʊn.li ɪf/ conj, name, noun
conj, name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of identification friend or foe. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Another red alert last night. Lasted only five minutes, Possibly just a friendly plane with its IFF turned off."
Conjunction
- 1 Abbreviation of if and only if. abbreviation, alt-of
"A rectangle is a square iff all four of its sides have the same length."
- 2 Obsolete spelling of if. alt-of, obsolete
"For iff the patient be aſhamed to diſcloſe hiſ wounde to the phyſician which knoweth it not , phyſicke can not helpe him."
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Interchange File Format, a file format standard developed for Amiga computers. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Initialism of International Flavors & Fragrances abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"An integer is natural iff it is greater than or equal to 0."