This is a common abbreviation for Microsoft's "Internet Explorer" (though most often rendered in capital letters), but also an abbreviation (correctly rendered as "i.e.") for the Latin phrase "id est" (="that is") -- meaning, "that is to say." Another phrase with similar meaning in modern vernacular would be "in other words".
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ie means (There are two common uses...). This is a common abbreviation for Microsoft's "Internet Explorer" (though most often rendered in capital letters), but also an abbreviation (correctly rendered as "i.e.") for the…
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