What is “dd” ???

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Definitions of dd on the Web:

• Indicates the processor position on the processor board. It canbe 00 or 01. publibn.boulder.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/aixprggd/genprogc/iding_processors.htm

• Default. Securities are not meeting current obligations and are extremely speculative. ‘DDD’ designates the highest potential for recovery of amounts outstanding on any securities involved. For US corporates, for example, ‘DD’ indicates expected recovery of 50% – 90% of such outstandings, and ‘D’ the lowest recovery potential, ie below50%. www.bradynet.com/e417.html

• common abbreviation of the honorary degree Doctor of Divinity; an honorary degree reserved exclusively for ordained persons, especially bishops. The abbreviation is used after the bishop’s full name: The Rt. Rev. John C. Doe, DD saintpauls.org/glossary/d.htm

• Developmental disability. www.unm.edu/~atr/glossary.html

• A famous medium in the nineteenth century, Home’s many psychic talents have to this day remained inexplicable by skeptics and critics. library.thinkquest.org/C0120993/glossaryfull.html

• Drafting and Illustration www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/centres/definitions_and_notes_e.htm

• Double Die – A coin that was struck twice with the same die, with one strike slightly off from the other. www.kcshop.com/coin-collecting/coin-collecting.htm

• A stage subsequent to schematic design where the schematic design decisions are worked out in greater detail. A clear and coordinated description of all aspects of the design including Architectural, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Fire Protection Systems is worked out providing a basis for the preparation of construction documents. www.ordesignandconstruction.com/glossary.htm

• abbreviation for: dear or darling daughter www.scrapjazz.com/glossary/list.php

• Daylight Disc. It is part of the famous Hynek classification system, describing disc shaped objects sighted in the day sky. It has to be noted “Disc” includes any objects (eggs, cigar, triangular, etc.) seen during the day. Only a small fraction of sightings occurred during the day: the colour is white or silver, with rapid accelerationand no sonic “bang”, not to forget the “dead leaf” descent. www.ufopsi.com/ufoglossary/glossary_D.html

• A floppy disk which may contain data on both side of the media. Can hold up to 800K. www.trincoll.edu/depts/cc/consult/documentation/manual/glossary.html

• Destroyer, General www.twilightarmouries.ca/glossary.htm

• Dolby Digital. A digital compression format also called AC-3. In home theater use, DD uses up to 5.1 channels of sound consisting ofleft, center, right, left surround, right surround and a dedicated subwoofer channel. www.ht-express.com/community-glossary.htm

• The hawse-holes. southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0675.html

• Abbreviations: DD, DISDEV Full name: Displacement Device Availability: Andromedan Galaxy Races Source: ADB C2 page 19 Rule: (G18.0) www.smileylich.com/sfb/rules/ges0x/ges0xD.html

• Doctorate of Divinity – a minister www.karinya.com/profinit.htm

• Downdraft, type of protein skimmer www.livingreefs.com/forums/glossary.php

• The Seller pays all costs involved in delivering the goods to the Buyer, with the exception of import duty, taxes and any other official charges levied at importation. www.genesisny.net/Commodity/Sugar/SugarINCO.html

• Technical Definition: The definitions are indented under each term, with no blank lines around them. kifah-3.tripod.com/htmlpage.html

• Indents text one level when used inside the

  tag.

  www.geocities.com/Augusta/3335/tags.html

• is the district code, which lies within the range 01 to 99. A district, for purposes of telephone number assignment, is a geographical division one step below a province. Not all provinces have the full 99 districts. For instance, within the province of Sonovago (province code 05), Sonovago City is represented by the district code 16, while Uk-Tow Ri is represented by the district code 59. ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Bedistan

• Doctor of Divinity: a doctor’s degree in religion wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

• .dd was the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The “dd” came from the German language name of the country: Deutsche Demokratische Republik. It had a small number of hosts in 1988, but was taken out of use following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dd

• The DD(X) is a future class of United States Navy destroyer. Among U.S. warships in development, the DD(X) is to be preceded by the Littoral Combat Ship and followed by the CG(X) cruiser and CVNX aircraft carrier. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD(X)

• dd is a common Unix program whose primary purpose is the low-level copying and conversion of files. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_(Unix)

• The D Sixth Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line through midtown Manhattan. Its normal service pattern is from Norwood-205th Street Street in the Bronx to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue (BMT West End Line station), running local in the Bronx and
  express in Manhattan and northern Brooklyn. …
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD_(New_York_City_Subway_service)

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