ALL meanings of cd
cd
C c - countable noun cd CDs are small plastic discs on which sound, especially music, is recorded. CDs can also be used to store information which can be read by a computer. CD is an abbreviation for 'compact disc'. 3
- abbreviation CD cash discount 3
- abbreviation CD candela 3
- domain name cd Democratic Republic of Congo 3
- abbreviation CD (in Britain) command (paper) 3
- abbreviation CD cadmium 3
- abbreviation CD compact disc 3
- abbreviation CD Civil Defence (Corps) 3
- abbreviation CD Corps Diplomatique (Diplomatic Corps) 3
- abbreviation CD Conference on Disarmament: a United Nations standing conference, held in Geneva, to negotiate a global ban on chemical weapons 3
- abbreviation CD (in the US and Canada) certificate of deposit 3
- noun cd the compact-disc format 3
- noun cd a compact disc or compact-disc player 3
- abbreviation CD certificate of deposit 3
- abbreviation CD Civil Defense 3
- noun cd cord(s) 3
- abbreviation CD A CD is a savings certificate that is issued by a bank and on which interest is paid. 3
- abbreviation CD Candela. 1
- noun Technical meaning of cd 1. (operating system) change directory. 2. (networking) The country code for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire, zr). 1
- noun cd music, data: compact disc 1
- noun cd investment: certificate of deposit 1
- noun Definition of cd in Technology (storage) (CD) (Not "disk", this spelling is part of the standard). A 4.72 inch disc developed by Sony and Philips that can store, on the same disc, still and/or moving images in monochrome and/or color; stereo or two separate sound tracks integrated with and/or separate from the images; and digital program and information files. The same fabrication process is used to make both audio CDs and CD-ROMs for storing computer data, the only difference is in the device used to read the CD (the player or drive). 1
- noun cd Compact disc; a form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from a plastic disc in a reader device. 0
- noun cd Certificate of deposit (from a financial institutions). 0
- noun cd Creative director: head of the creative department (for example of an advertising agency). 0
- noun cd Corporate design: specific design features of a company, corporate identity CI. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?). 0
- noun cd Collision detection (used by an Ethernet network to detect when two computers are sending frames at the same time, and also to deal with such collisions when they happen). 0
- noun cd Circular dichroism. 0
- noun cd chart datum. 0
- verb cd To cross-dress. 0
- particle cd An abbreviation found on decals of automobiles, indicating that they are used by diplomats. From the French phrase corps diplomatique (“diplomatic corps”). 0