CDS
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Computing and electronics
- Cadence Design SystemsCadence Design SystemsCadence Design Systems, Inc is an electronic design automation software and engineering services company, founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD, Inc...
, American Electronic Design Automation software company - Chromatography data system, software to control chromatography instruments
- Cockpit display systemCockpit display systemThe Cockpit display systems provides the visible portion of the Human Machine Interface by which aircrew manage the modern Glass cockpit and thus interface with the aircraft avionics.-History:...
- Compact DiscCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
s - Correlated Double SamplingCorrelated Double SamplingCorrelated Double Sampling is a technique for measuring electrical values such as voltages or currents that allows for removal of an undesired offset. It is used quite frequently when measuring sensor outputs. The output of the sensor is measured twice: once in a known condition and once in an...
, in signal processing - Copernic Desktop SearchCopernic Desktop SearchCopernic Desktop Search is a commercial desktop search utility for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. Three versions of the product are made which target different market segments....
, a desktop search tool - Cross-Domain SolutionsCross Domain SolutionsCross-Domain Solutions are solutions for information assurance that provides the ability to manually or automatically access or transfer between two or more differing security domains. They are integrated systems of hardware and software that enable transfer of information among incompatible...
, processes that transfer data between security domains
Defence/defense
- Chief Defence Scientist, the head of the Australian Defence Science & Technology Organisation (The professional head of the Australian military is the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF).)
- Chief of the Defence Staff - the professional head of the military
- Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)The Chief of the Defence Staff is the second most senior member of the Canadian Forces, and heads the Armed Forces Council, having primary responsibility for command, control, and administration of the forces, as well as military strategy, plans, and requirements...
- Chief of the Defence Staff (France)Chief of the Defence Staff (France)The Chief of the Defence Staff is the chief of staff of the Military of France. The position is currently held by Admiral Édouard Guillaud.- Functions :The Chief of the Defence Staff has two roles:...
- Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)The Chief of the Defence Staff is the professional head of the Ghana Armed Forces. He is thus responsible for the administration and the operational control and command of the Ghana military. The Ghana Army was formed after World War II out of the Gold Coast Regiment of the Royal West African...
- Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)The Chief of Defence Staff is the highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is occupied by the most senior commissioned officer appointed by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria....
- Chief of the Defence Staff (Sierra Leone) - see Republic of Sierra Leone Armed ForcesRepublic of Sierra Leone Armed ForcesThe Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces is the armed forces of Sierra Leone, responsible for the territorial security of Sierra Leone's border and defending the national interests of Sierra Leone, within the framework of its international obligations...
- Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)The Chief of the Defence Staff is the highest ranking military officer in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. The Chairman outranks all respective heads of each service branch but does not have operational command authority over them or their service branches, however overseas inter service corporations...
- Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)The Chief of the Defence Staff is the professional head of the British Armed Forces, a senior official within the Ministry of Defence, and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister...
- Consejo de Defensa Sudamericano
- Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Environmental
- Continuous Deflection Separation, a means of separating materials from storm water using cyclonic separationCyclonic separationCyclonic separation is a method of removing particulates from an air, gas or liquid stream, without the use of filters, through vortex separation. Rotational effects and gravity are used to separate mixtures of solids and fluids...
Finance
- The Canadian Depository for SecuritiesCanadian Depository for SecuritiesThe Canadian Depository for Securities Ltd. is the world’s second largest post-trade financial services company. It is the holding company for four operating subsidiaries: CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc., CDS Securities Management Solutions Inc., CDS INC., and CDS Innovations Inc.CDS...
- Certificate of depositCertificate of depositA certificate of Deposit is a time deposit, a financial product commonly offered to consumers in the United States by banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions....
- Credit default swapCredit default swapA credit default swap is similar to a traditional insurance policy, in as much as it obliges the seller of the CDS to compensate the buyer in the event of loan default...
, a type of credit derivative - The Counterfeit Deterrence System developed by the Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence GroupCentral Bank Counterfeit Deterrence GroupThe mission of the Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group is to investigate emerging threats to the security of banknotes and to propose solutions for implementation by issuing authorities...
— compare EURion constellation
Music and movies
- A CD singleCD singleA CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
contains only a single or a few tracks - Cinema Digital SoundCinema Digital SoundCinema Digital Sound is a multi-channel surround sound format used for theatrical films in the early 1990s. The system was developed by Eastman Kodak and Optical Radiation Corporation. CDS was quickly superseded by Digital Theatre System and Dolby Digital formats.CDS format replaced the analogue...
, a multi-channel surround sound format used for theatrical films in the early 1990s
Non-profit organizations
- CDC Development SolutionsCDC Development SolutionsCDC Development Solutions, formerly Citizens Development Corps, is a U.S. registered 501 Nonprofit Organization. CDS is an international NGO that leverages public, private, and volunteer resources to strengthen businesses, institutions, and governments in emerging markets in over 70 countries on 5...
(formerly Citizens Development Corps), DC-based NGO - Cooperative Development ServicesCooperative Development ServicesCooperative Development Services is a non-profit organization engaged in cooperative development in the United States. CDS works primarily with food cooperatives and senior housing cooperatives, providing consultation services and co-sponsoring conferences and programs for board members, managers...
, American
Politics
- Centre des démocrates sociaux (Centre of Social Democrats), a French political party
- Centro Democrático y Social (Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)), a former Spanish political party
- Centro Democrático e Social/Partido Popular (Democratic and Social Center / People's PartyDemocratic and Social Center / People's PartyThe Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party , abbreviated to CDS–PP, is a Portuguese political party, with an ideological foundation of Conservatism, Christian democracy and classical liberalism. In voting ballots its name appears only as People's Party, with the acronym CDS–PP unchanged.It...
), a Portuguese political party - Convention Démocratique et Sociale-Rahama (Democratic and Social ConventionDemocratic and Social ConventionThe Democratic and Social Convention - Rahama is a political party in Niger. It was founded in January 1991. In the 1993 presidential election, the party's leader, Mahamane Ousmane, was elected president...
), a Nigerian political party - Social Democratic ConventionSocial Democratic ConventionThe Social Democratic Convention is a political party in Mali. In the 29 April 2007 presidential election, the party's candidate, Mamadou Blaise Sangaré, won 1.58 % of the popular vote....
, a Malian political party - Campaign for Democratic SocialismCampaign for Democratic SocialismThe Campaign for Democratic Socialism or CDS was an organization of the British Labour Party, serving as a pressure group representing the right wing of the party...
, a former group within the British Labour Party; forerunner to the Social Democratic Party
Science
- Cadmium sulfideCadmium sulfideCadmium sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula CdS. Cadmium sulfide is a yellow solid. It occurs in nature with two different crystal structures as the rare minerals greenockite and hawleyite, but is more prevalent as an impurity substituent in the similarly structured zinc ores...
photoresistor, an optoelectronic component - Centre de Données astronomiques de StrasbourgCentre de Données astronomiques de StrasbourgThe Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg is a data hub which collects and distributes astronomical information. It was established in 1972 under the name Centre de Données Stellaires...
, a French astronomical data center - Coding sequence, a term used for a part of a DNA sequence
- Collecting duct systemCollecting duct systemThe collecting duct system of the kidney consists of a series of tubules and ducts that connect the nephrons to the ureter. It participates in electrolyte and fluid balance through reabsorption and excretion, processes regulated by the hormones aldosterone and antidiuretic hormone.There are several...
of the kidney
Other uses
- Carolina Day SchoolCarolina Day SchoolCarolina Day School is an independent, co-ed, college preparatory school serving grades pre-k through 12. The school is located in the historic Biltmore Forest neighborhood of Asheville, North Carolina. It consists of a lower, middle, and upper school...
, Asheville, North Carolina - Carrollwood Day SchoolCarrollwood Day SchoolCarrollwood Day School is a non-sectarian, co-educational, independent day school for students from two-years-old through high school. The curriculum for Carrollwood Day School follows the guidelines established by the prestigious International Baccalaureate Organization. CDS is the sixth school in...
, Tampa, Florida - Cast Deployment System, a computerized "clocking in" program used by the Walt Disney Company
- Centre for Development StudiesCentre for Development StudiesThe Centre for Development Studies , Trivandrum, Kerala, India is a premier social science research institution. Over the years it has established a tradition of interdisciplinary research on development problems in India. Its main objective is to promote research, teaching and training in...
, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala, India - Child-directed speech - see baby talkBaby talkBaby talk, also referred to as caretaker speech, infant-directed speech or child-directed speech and informally as "motherese", "parentese", "mommy talk", or "daddy talk" is a nonstandard form of speech used by adults in talking to toddlers and infants.It is usually delivered with a "cooing"...
- Cirque du SoleilCirque du SoleilCirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...
, a Canadian circus entertainment company - Clinical decision support systemClinical decision support systemClinical decision support system is an interactive decision support system Computer Software, which is designed to assist physicians and other health professionals with decision making tasks, as determining diagnosis of patient data. A working definition has been proposed by Dr...
- Combined Defence Services ExaminationCombined Defence Services ExaminationThe "Combined Defense Services" Examination or the CDS Exam is conducted twice a year by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment into the Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy...
for the Indian Armed Forces - Commercial Data SystemsCommercial Data SystemsCommercial Data Systems, Ltd. is a software publisher and technology company based in Emerald Park, Saskatchewan.In the 1980s, CDS was primarily involved in the production of computer games for 8-bit computers such as the Commodore 64...
Ltd., Emerald Park, Saskatchewan - Condensed Distillers Solubles, also referred to as Distillers grains, a cereal byproduct of the distillation process
- Conference of Drama SchoolsConference of Drama SchoolsThe Conference of Drama Schools comprises 22 accredited drama schools in Britain. Founded in 1969, the 22 member schools offer courses in Acting, Musical Theatre, Directing and Technical Theatre training.-Members:...
, England - Controlled/Dangerous Substance, as defined by the Controlled Substances ActControlled Substances ActThe Controlled Substances Act was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. The CSA is the federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain...
- Chesterfield Day SchoolChesterfield Day SchoolChesterfield Day School is a toddler through sixth grade Montessori independent school located in Chesterfield in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America. Chesterfield Day School offers a student-centered, parent-supported independent school education that promotes joy in...
, Missouri