Definition of "CD"

Initialism of compact disc; a disc once commonly used to store data, and especially for the distribution of music and software.  quotations

1. (metonymically, dated) An album; a collection of musical recordings (or, occasionally, other audio such as spoken word).  examples

(diplomacy, now rare) Initialism of corps diplomatique, the diplomatic corps of a particular country.  quotations

(finance) Abbreviation of certificate of deposit.  quotations  examples

(business) Initialism of creative director, head of the creative department (for example of an advertising agency).  examples

(business) Initialism of corporate design, specific design features of a company, corporate identity CI.  examples

(networking) Initialism of collision detection.  examples

(nautical) Initialism of chart datum.  examples

Initialism of cross-dresser.  examples

(chemistry, physics) Initialism of circular dichroism.  examples

(immunology, biochemistry) Initialism of cluster of differentiation.

(video games) Abbreviation of cooldown.  examples

(UK, law) Initialism of controlled drug.  examples

(medicine) Abbreviation of Crohn's disease.  examples

(software engineering) Initialism of continuous delivery/deployment.  examples

To cross-dress.  quotations  examples