CDI
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Science and technology
- Capacitive deionizationCapacitive deionizationCapacitive deionization is a technology for desalination and water treatment in which salts and minerals are removed from water by applying an electric field between two porous electrodes, similar to electric double-layer capacitors...
, a water desalination technology based on the use of electrical field effects - CarbonyldiimidazoleCarbonyldiimidazole1,1'-Carbonyldiimidazole is an organic compound with the molecular formula 2CO. It is a white crystalline solid. It is often used for the coupling of amino acids for peptide synthesis and as a reagent in organic synthesis.-Preparation:...
, a peptide coupling agent - CD-iCD-iCD-i, or Compact Disc Interactive, is the name of an interactive multimedia CD player developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics N.V. CD-i also refers to the multimedia Compact Disc standard used by the CD-i console, also known as Green Book, which was developed by Philips and Sony...
or Compact Disc Interactive, an interactive multimedia CD player and format developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics, N.V. - .cdi filename extension, for DiscJugglerDiscJugglerDiscJuggler is a professional CD/DVD recording software program, able to duplicate multiple CDs at once with its ability to simultaneously drive multiple CD recorders and replicate virtually any existing standard CD...
disk images, developed by Padus, Inc. - Coherent diffraction imagingCoherent diffraction imagingCoherent diffractive imaging also coherent diffracton imaging is a “lensless” technique for 2D or 3D reconstruction of the image of nanoscale structures such as nanotubes1, nanocrystals², defects³, potentially proteins4 and more4. In CDI, a highly coherent beam of x-rays, electrons or other...
, a lensless nanoscale imaging technique - Collector diffusion isolation, a technique used in semiconductor device fabrication
- Contexts and Dependency Injection, a technique used in Java for setting fields in a container managed application, according to the inversion of controlInversion of ControlIn software engineering, Inversion of Control is an abstract principle describing an aspect of some software architecture designs in which the flow of control of a system is inverted in comparison to procedural programming....
design pattern - Color discrimination index, a measure relevant for appraisal of color rendering
- Conditioned diphaseConditioned DiphaseConditioned Diphase is a line code for digital baseband transmission. Conditioned diphase uses a line encoding technique that encodes the digital data to be transmitted with a clock signal...
, a method of digital baseband transmission - Conductivity depth image, a fast conducivity transform method used in geophysics
- Consumer device integration, a term that describes the integration of mobile devices into car infotainment systemsIn car entertainmentIn-Car Entertainment, , is a collection of hardware devices installed into automobiles, or other forms of transportation, to provide audio and/or audio/visual entertainment, as well as automotive navigation systems...
- Customer Data IntegrationCustomer Data IntegrationIn data processing, customer data integration combines the technology, processes and services needed to set up and maintain an accurate, timely, complete and comprehensive representation of a customer across multiple channels, business-lines, and enterprises — typically from multiple sources of...
, a data processing domain relating to the accurate and consistent representation of customer data across enterprise systems - Cyrel Digital Imager, a direct laser engraving flexography plate printing device
Aviation
- Compass directional indicator, a type of heading indicatorHeading indicatorThe heading indicator is a flight instrument used in an aircraft to inform the pilot of the aircraft's heading. It is sometimes referred to by its older names, the directional gyro or DG, and also direction indicator or DI.- Use :The primary means of establishing the heading in most small...
flight instrument - Course Deviation IndicatorCourse deviation indicatorCourse Deviation Indicator is an avionics instrument used in aircraft navigation to determine an aircraft's lateral position in relation to a track. If the location of the aircraft is to the left of course, the needle deflects to the right, and vice versa.-Use:The instrument shows the direction...
, an avionics instrument used in aircraft navigation
Engines
- Capacitor discharge ignitionCapacitor discharge ignitionCapacitor discharge ignition or thyristor ignition is a type of automotive electronic ignition system which is widely used in outboard motors, motorcycles, lawn mowers, chainsaws, small engines, turbine-powered aircraft, and some cars...
or thyristor ignition, a type of electronic ignition system - Common direct injection, a synonym of common rail; a type of fuel injection
Medicine and biology
- Color Doppler Imaging, type of Doppler sonography
- Combined drug intoxicationCombined drug intoxicationCombined drug intoxication , also known as multiple drug intake or lethal polydrug/polypharmacy intoxication, is an unnatural cause of human death...
, also known as Multiple Drug Intake (MDI), an unnatural cause of human death - MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory, tool for assessing the language developmentLanguage developmentLanguage development is a process starting early in human life, when a person begins to acquire language by learning it as it is spoken and by mimicry. Children's language development moves from simple to complex. Infants start without language. Yet by four months of age, babies can read lips and...
of infants and children - Conformation Dependent Immunoassay, proprietary immunoassayImmunoassayAn immunoassay is a biochemical test that measures the presence or concentration of a substance in solutions that frequently contain a complex mixture of substances. Analytes in biological liquids such as serum or urine are frequently assayed using immunoassay methods...
method to directly reveal and measure minute amounts of infectious prionPrionA prion is an infectious agent composed of protein in a misfolded form. This is in contrast to all other known infectious agents which must contain nucleic acids . The word prion, coined in 1982 by Stanley B. Prusiner, is a portmanteau derived from the words protein and infection...
proteins in brain tissue - Central diabetes insipidusDiabetes insipidusDiabetes insipidus is a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, with reduction of fluid intake having no effect on the concentration of the urine. There are several different types of DI, each with a different cause...
, an endocrinological disorder - Current density imagingCurrent density imagingCurrent density imaging is an extension of magnetic resonance imaging , developed at the University of Toronto.It employs two techniques for spatially mapping electrical current pathways through tissue:...
, an extension of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - Clostridium difficile infection, an intestinal disease, see clostridium difficileClostridium difficileClostridium difficile , also known as "CDF/cdf", or "C...
- Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor proteinCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor proteinA cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor protein is a protein which inhibits cyclin-dependent kinase. Several function as tumor suppressor genes. Cell cycle progression is negatively controlled by cyclin-dependent kinases inhibitors . CDIs are involved in cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase.-Examples:...
, a protein which inhibits cyclin-dependent kinase
Organizations
- Center for Digital InclusionCenter for Digital InclusionThe Center for Digital inclusion is a nonprofit organization that uses technology to fight poverty and stimulate entrepreneurship. CDI and partners create community centers in low-income, rural, indigenous communities, hospitals, prisons, and psychiatric clinics...
, originally Comitê para Democratização da Informática, non-governmental organization in Brazil - China Development Institute, a think tank located in Shenzhen for research and consulting established in February 1989 upon the approval of State Council
- Churchill Downs IncorporatedChurchill Downs IncorporatedChurchill Downs Incorporated is the parent company of Churchill Downs. The company owns several other thoroughbred and standardbred racetracks.-History:...
, parent company of Churchill Downs - Collège des IngénieursCollège des IngénieursCollège des Ingénieurs is a French educational institution and business school based in Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris, and operating in France, Germany and Italy...
, educational institution in France, Germany and Italy - Christian Democrat International, former name of Centrist Democrat International, a political international created in 1961 in Santiago de Chile
- Center for Defense InformationCenter for Defense InformationThe Center for Defense Information , founded in 1972 by retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Gene La Rocque, states that it is dedicated to strengthening national and international security through international cooperation, reduced reliance on unilateral military power to resolve conflict, reduced...
, Washington, D.C. think tank founded in 1972 by retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Gene La Rocque - Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas, Mexico's National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples
- Controlled Demolition, Inc.Controlled Demolition, Inc.Controlled Demolition, Inc. , founded by Jack Loizeaux in 1947, is a firm headquartered in Phoenix, Maryland that specializes in the use of explosives to create a controlled demolition of a structure, with the structure collapsing on itself into a pile of debris contained within the site of the...
, Phoenix, Maryland firm that specializes in the use of explosives to create a controlled demolition of a structure
Business
- CDI CorporationCDI CorporationCDI Corporation supplies engineering, information technology and staffing services to customers in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom...
, an engineering services and employment agency in Philadelphia, PA - Color Design India, Fountain & LED Lighting, Leading Designer for Fountains & LED Lights
- Category Development IndexCategory Development IndexCategory Development Index or measures the sales strength of a particular category of product, within a specific market .- Calculate :To calculate the CDI:A%/X%*100...
, measures the sales strength of a particular category of product, within a specific market - Contrat à durée indéterminée, French for open-ended contract (lit. "contract of undetermined duration"), the usual form of employment contractEmployment contractA contract of employment is a category of contract used in labour law to attribute right and responsibilities between parties to a bargain.On the one end stands an "employee" who is "employed" by an "employer". It has arisen out of the old master-servant law, used before the 20th century...
in France - CREST Depositary Interest, in investing, a form of depositary receipt in the UK
- Customer Data IntegrationCustomer Data IntegrationIn data processing, customer data integration combines the technology, processes and services needed to set up and maintain an accurate, timely, complete and comprehensive representation of a customer across multiple channels, business-lines, and enterprises — typically from multiple sources of...
, combines the technology, processes and services needed to set up and maintain an accurate, timely, complete and comprehensive representation of a customer across multiple channels, business-lines, and enterprises - Collateral Duty Inspector, maintenance position doing quality assuranceQuality AssuranceQuality assurance, or QA for short, is the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service or facility to maximize the probability that minimum standards of quality are being attained by the production process...
- Chung Dahm Institute, is an English language institute in South Korea.
Television, film, and music
- Chak De! India, 2007 Bollywood sports film about field hockey in India
Society and Social Science
- Certified Deaf Interpreter, a sign language interpreter who is deaf and interprets between American Sign Language and other forms of visual/gestural communication
Military and government
- Chief of Defence Intelligence, head of the UK Defence Intelligence Staff
- Custodial Detention Index, list of U.S. residents compiled by FBI during 1939-1941, later used for Japanese American internment
- Cote d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireThe Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
, once known as Ivory Coast, country in West Africa