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i.e.

 
that is.
Origin:
< L id est
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i.e.  
abbr.   Latin
id est (that is)
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Cultural Dictionary

i.e.

An abbreviation for id est, a Latin phrase meaning “that is.” It indicates that an explanation or paraphrase is about to follow: “Many workers expect to put in a forty-hour week — i.e., to work eight hours a day.” (Compare e.g.)

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Word Origin & History

i.e. 
1598, abbreviation of id est, from L., lit. "that is;" used in Eng. in the sense of "that is to say."
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
I.E.

  1. industrial engineer

  2. industrial engineering

i.e.
Latin id est (that is)
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