 10 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cd
adjective: being one hundred more than three hundred [syn: {four
hundred}, {400}]
noun
1: a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent
metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
[syn: {cadmium}, {atomic number 48}]
2: the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the
Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the
luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body
radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin [syn:
{candle}, {candela}, {standard candle}]
3: a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
[syn: {certificate of deposit}]
4: a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is
smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
[syn: {compact disk}, {compact disc}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
compact disk player \com"pact disk' play"er\(k[o^]m"p[a^]kt
d[i^]sk' pl[=a]"[~e]r), noun
an electronic device containing a laser, used to read or play
back the data on a compact disk. The term is usually used for
the type of device used to play music recordings. That used
for data storgage n coputer applications is usually called a
{CD drive}. Called also {CD player} and informally, {CD}.
Syn: CD player.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
CD \CD\ n.
1. an acronym for {compact disk}, a disk-shaped recording of
binary data that is smaller than a phonograph record, and
is recorded and played back by a {compact disk player}, an
electronic device containing a laser. The term is also
used generically to refer to the medium as a data storage
medium.
Syn: compact disc, compact disk.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. a {compact disk player}. [informal]
[PJC]
3. an acronym for {certificate of deposit}, a debt instrument
issued by a bank for a fixed time period, usually paying
interest.
Syn: certificate of deposit.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cd \Cd\ n.
1. the chemical suymbol for {cadmium}, a metallic element of
atomic number 48.
Syn: cadmium.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. the abbreviation for the {candela}, the basic unit of
luminous intensity adopted under the System International
d'Unites. [abbr.]
Syn: candle, candela, standard candle.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
CD
{Compact Disc}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
cd
1. {change directory}.
2. The {country code} for the Democratic Republic
of the Congo (formerly Zaire, {zr}).
(1999-01-27)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
CD
Carrier Detect (MODEM, RS-232)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
CD
Change Directory (DOS, Unix, OS/2)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
CD
Committee Draft (ISO)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
CD
Compact Disk (CD)
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