Tie has two principal meanings: Necktie, a long piece of cloth worn around the neck or shoulders Tie (draw), a finish to a competition with identical results, particularly sports

Tie or TIE may also refer to:

Engineering and technology Railroad tie, a rectangular support for the rail Tensilica Instruction Extension, a verilog-like language that is used to describe the instruction extensions to the Xtensa processor core Tie (engineering), a strong component designed to keep two objects closely linked together Time Independent Escape Sequence, a modem protocol

Enterprises and organizations TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), a Silicon Valley non-profit Titanium Metals Corporation, with the stock symbol TIE on the New York Stock Exchange Transport Initiatives Edinburgh Ltd., an Edinburgh-based public transport company

Science Interpersonal ties, in sociology and psychology TIE receptors, specific types of cell surface receptors

Acronym

Theatre in Education Time for Inclusive Education, an LGBT campaign group in Scotland Times Interest Earned, a financial ratio

People Cathy Tie (born 1996?), Chinese-Canadian bioinformatician and entrepreneur Esko Tie (1928–2002), Finnish ice hockey player Li Tie (born 1977), Chinese retired footballer and Chinese national head coach Lie Tie (director) (1913–1996), Chinese film director Lin Tie (1904–1989), Chinese communist revolutionary leader and politician, first Communist Party Chief and second governor of Hebei province Tahir Tie Domi (born 1969), Canadian retired National Hockey League player Tiê (born 1980), Brazilian singer-songwriter Tie Feiyan (born 1992), Chinese politician Tie Liu (1933–2024), Chinese writer Tie Ning (born 1957), Chinese short story writer and politician Tie Sing (19th-century–1918), Chinese-American chef Tie Xuan (1366–1402), Chinese general Tie Ya Na (born 1979), Chinese table tennis player Tie Ying (1916–2009), Chinese politician and major general Tie Yinghua (born 1993), Chinese kickboxer Wang Tie (born 1957), Chinese former politician

Other uses Tie (tennis), synonymous with match, but used for team competitions such as the Davis Cup and Fed Cup. Chie, a Japanese name ("Tie" would be the Kunrei-shiki way of writing "Chie") Tie (cavity wall), in construction Tie (music), a musical notation symbol joining two notes without a break Tie (typography), a punctuation and diacritical sign TIE fighter (Twin Ion Engine), a starfighter in the Star Wars universe Twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper or plastic

See also

Beer tie, a requirement that a British public house buy at least some of its beer from a particular brewery or pub company Thai (disambiguation) Ti (disambiguation) Tye (disambiguation) Tying (disambiguation)