CD

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Initialism 2 Norwegian 2.1 Initialism noun

English

Initialism

CD

1. compact disk: A form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from a plastic disc in a reader device known as a CD drive. It comes in several varieties including the CD-ROM (ROM=read-only memory) which cannot be written to except during manufacturing, the CD-R (recordable), which can be written to exactly once, and the CD-RW (re-writable), which can be written to as many times as one wishes (to a limit).
2. Certificate of deposit: used by financial institutions
3. Corps diplomatique: a decal found on automobiles to indicate diplomatic status
4. Creative director: head of the creative department (e.g. advertising agencies)
5. Corporate design: specific design features of a company, corporate identity CI
6. 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
7. Change Directory

Norwegian

Initialism noun

CD m. (definite singular CD'en; indefinite plural CD'er; definite plural CD'ene)

1. CD (disc)

de:CD es:CD fr:CD ko:CD he:CD pl:CD pt:CD