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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 ● Oct. 23, 2025

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

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024

For her son Jaiden, CCD has had an even more serious effect.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2022

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 ● Dec. 29, 2022

The CCD boat and its searchlight had gone.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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