RCD
Encyclopedia
RCD may stand for:
- Residual-current deviceResidual-current deviceA Residual Current Device is a generic term covering both RCCBs and RCBOs.A Residual-Current Circuit Breaker is an electrical wiring device that disconnects a circuit whenever it detects that the electric current is not balanced between the energized conductor and the return neutral conductor...
in electrical engineering, a 'safety switch' style mechanism to prevent electrocution - Radiocarbon datingRadiocarbon datingRadiocarbon dating is a radiometric dating method that uses the naturally occurring radioisotope carbon-14 to estimate the age of carbon-bearing materials up to about 58,000 to 62,000 years. Raw, i.e. uncalibrated, radiocarbon ages are usually reported in radiocarbon years "Before Present" ,...
, a scientific method of dating once-living matter - Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie, a rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- The Royal Canadian DragoonsThe Royal Canadian DragoonsThe Royal Canadian Dragoons is an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army. It is one of three armoured regiments in the Regular Force and forms part of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps....
, a Canadian Forces armoured regiment - Rassemblement Constitutionnel Démocratique, a political party in Tunisia
- Rye Country Day SchoolRye Country Day SchoolRye Country Day School, or Rye Country Day or RCDS, is an independent, co-educational college preparatory school located in Rye, New York. Its Upper School , Middle School , and Lower School enroll a total of 886 students on its 26-acre campus...
in New York, United States - Rally for Culture and DemocracyRally for Culture and DemocracyThe Rally for Culture and Democracy is a political party in Algeria. It promotes secularism and has its principal power base in Kabylia, a major Berber-speaking region...
, a political party in Algeria - Rabbit calicivirus, a virus that causes Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease
- Regional Cooperation for DevelopmentRegional Cooperation for DevelopmentRegional Cooperation for Development was a multi-governmental organization which was originally established in 1964 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey to allow socio-economic development of the member states. In 1979, this organization was dissolved...
, a multi governmental organization of Iran, Pakistan and Turkey - Spanish Real Club Deportivo or Catalan: Reial Club Deportiu, various football clubs:
- RCD MallorcaRCD MallorcaReal Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
- RC Deportivo de La CoruñaDeportivo de La CoruñaReal Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...
- RCD Mallorca
- Rural Cluster DevelopmentsRural Cluster DevelopmentsA rural cluster development is a form of residential subdivision. In an RCD, houses are clustered together in areas zoned for larger properties. The remainder of the land is often designated "open space." The effect is tract-home density in the middle of rural communities....
, a form of subdivision of residential housing - Registered Community DesignCommunity designA Community design is a unitary industrial design right that covers the European Union. It has both unregistered and registered forms. The unregistered Community design came into effect on 6 March 2002 and the registered Community design was available from 1 April 2003.-Legal basis:Council...
, an industrial design right that covers the European Community