1. IHV - Noun
2. IHV - Proper noun
IHV
Initialism of Institute of Human Virology.
IHV (plural IHVs)
(computing) Initialism of independent hardware vendor.
After the IHV fiasco, id Software released a beta of the game called Quake III Arena Test on April 24, 1999. Source: Internet
The IHV contained most of the weapons (excepting the Gauntlet) that would make it into the final game although most were not fully modeled; a chainsaw and grappling hook were also in the IHV but did not make it into the final release. Source: Internet