Definitions for "IRDS"
Information Repository Dictionary System
Information Resource Dictionary System. OSI Application Standard DP 10027 - Standards which use the SQL standard to define facilities for creating, maintaining and accessing an Information Resource Dictionary and its definition.
IRDS is a standard, not a system. It specifies services performed by a data administrator in cataloguing, documenting, managing, and using data dictionaries. It is based on the entity- relationship model, and allows attributes on relationships.
Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Life-threatening condition seen in premature infants born with inadequate lung development (surfactant deficiency). IRDS renders the lungs far less capable of exchanging gases and providing the tissues with oxygen.
Keywords:  infrared, detection, set
Infrared detection set