CD

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Number 1.1.1 See also 2 English 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Initialism 2.2.1 Translations 2.3 Abbreviation 2.4 Anagrams 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 4 German 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 5 Japanese 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Abbreviation 5.2.1 Synonyms 5.2.2 Related terms 6 Mandarin 6.1 Noun 7 Norwegian 7.1 Initialism 8 Spanish 8.1 Initialism 8.1.1 Synonyms

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[edit] Number

CD

1. A Roman numeral representing four hundred (400).

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• Alternate forms: cd
• Previous: CCCXCIX (three hundred and ninety-nine, 399)
• Next: CDI (four hundred and one, 401)

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[edit] English

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• Homophones: seedy

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CD (plural CDs) n

1. 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 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. A decal found on automobiles to indicate diplomatic status; comes from French corps diplomatique (“‘diplomatic corps’”)
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. circular dichroism

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CD

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo, a member state of the United Nations.

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• Anagrams of cd
• dc, Dc, DC, D&C

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[edit] French

Wikipedia ^fr

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• IPA: /se.de
•  CD^{help, file}

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CD m.

1. compact disk (CD)

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[edit] German

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• IPA: [tseː'deː]

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CD f.

1. compact disc (CD)

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Pronunciation

シーディー (katakana), しーでぃー (hiragana), shiidii

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CD or ＣＤ

1. compact disk
   • それはヘビメタのCDです。

     それはへびめたのしーでぃーです。

     Sore ha hebimeta no CD desu.

     That is a CD of heavy metal.

2. cash dispenser; an automatic cash machine for withdrawing.
   • コンビニのCDからお金を引き出しました。

     こんびにのしーでぃーからおかねをひきだしました。

     Konbini no CD kara okane wo hikidashi mashita.

     I withdrew a money from a CD at a convenient store.

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compact disk

• コンパクトディスク (konpakuto disuku)

cash dispenser

• 自動現金支払機 (jidō genkin shiharai-ki)

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cash dispenser

• ATM
• 自動現金預払機 (jidō genkin yoharai-ki)

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CD (Pinyin CD, traditional and simplified CD)

1. compact disk

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

1. CD (disc)

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[edit] Spanish

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CD

1. CD (compact disc)

[edit] Synonyms

• disco compacto, compacto