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OSD

1 American  

  1. Office of the Secretary of Defense.

O.S.D. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Order of St. Dominic (Dominican).

OSD British  

abbreviation

  1. Order of Saint Dominic

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There’s also a joystick control that operates Alienware’s revamped OSD settings screen, and thankfully, the monitors don’t have external power bricks.

From The Verge • Aug. 16, 2022

This example of a cylindrical subwoofer is made by OSD.

From The Verge • Nov. 29, 2021

The OSD eventually heard about his work and paid him to complete aerial photography of all six schools.

From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2017

OSD receives requests for care packages for military units via their website or Facebook page.

From Forbes • Mar. 1, 2013

With Yahoo! in OSD, Microsoft also wouldn’t have been on the hook for the expensive “revenue guarantees” over the last year paid to Yahoo!

From Forbes • Jul. 25, 2011

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