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IDS

n. countable
C1 Advanced US //ˈaɪˈdiz// UK //ˈaɪdz// ids

n. Stands for Intrusion Detection System. A computer system that watches a network for suspicious activity or security threats. It acts like a digital security guard that alerts you if someone tries to break in.

n. Abbreviation for Intrusion Detection System. A software application or hardware device that monitors network or system activities for malicious activity or policy violations. Typically produces reports to a management station or alerts an administrator upon detecting a threat.


SIMPLE

The company installed an IDS to protect its private data.

CONTEXTUAL

After the recent data breach, the IT department upgraded their IDS to detect more sophisticated hacking attempts in real time.

COMPLEX

While a firewall acts as a gatekeeper, an IDS serves as a secondary layer of defense by identifying internal anomalies that suggest a perimeter breach has already occurred.

Synonyms
Usage

Often used as an acronym for 'Intrusion Detection System'; usually takes the indefinite article 'an' because it is pronounced starting with a vowel sound ('eye-dee-ess').

Pitfall

a IDSan IDSEven though 'I' is a consonant in writing here, the acronym is pronounced starting with a vowel sound ('eye'), so it requires 'an'.

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