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CCD

American  

abbreviation

  1. Electronics.  charge-coupled device.

  2. colony collapse disorder.

  3. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine.


CCD British  

abbreviation

  1. charge-coupled device

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Those who keep and study bees, as Jesse Plemons’s character does in the chilling sci-fi black comedy “Bugonia,” have paid a lot of attention to a phenomenon called colony collapse disorder, or CCD.

From The Wall Street Journal

The software - known variously as Judicial Case Manager, MyHMCTS or CCD - is used to manage evidence and track cases before the courts.

From BBC

At its peak, CCD boasted over 1,700 outlets, serving as a popular gathering spot for students and young adults.

From BBC

So I started the new year unencumbered by the need to attend CCD any longer.

From Salon

But since we belonged a Catholic parish, I paid for this indiscretion once a week by being forced to attend "CCD," the Catholic version of Sunday school.

From Salon