1) IDE: Integrated Development Environment

The full form of IDE is “Integrated Development Environment“. An integrated development environment (IDE) is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development. It combines all the basic tools that developers need to write or test software. This type of environment allows an application developer to write code while compiling, debugging and executing it at the same place. It can be a standalone application or a part of one or more compatible applications.

Integrated development environments (IDE) are designed to maximize programmer productivity by providing tight-knit components with similar user interfaces. It is a programming environment that contains a lot of things in a single package i.e. code editor, compiler, debugger and what you see is what you get (WYCIWYG). An IDE normally consists of at least a source code editor, build automation tools and a debugger. Some IDEs, such as NetBeans and Eclipse, contain the necessary compiler, interpreter, or both; others, such as SharpDevelop and Lazarus, do not.

2) IDE: Integrated Drive Electronics

Another full form of IDE is Integrated Drive Electronics. Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) is a standard interface for connecting a motherboard to storage devices such as hard drives and CD-ROM/ DVD Drives etc. IDE is different from SCSI and ESDI as its controllers are on each drive which allows drivers to directly connect to the controller or motherboard. The original IDE had a 16-bit interface that connected two devices to a single-ribbon cable. This cost-effective IDE device carried its own circuitry and included an integrated disk drive controller. Prior to IDE, controllers were separate external devices. IDE is also known as Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) or intelligent drive electronics (IDE).

Other Full Forms of IDE