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- DeDe (Cyrillic)De is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.De commonly represents the voiced dental plosive , like the pronunciation of ⟨d⟩ in admit.De is romanized using the Latin letter D.-History:...
(Д or д), a letter in the Cyrillic alphabetCyrillic alphabetThe Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School... - German languageGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, ISO 639-1 alpha-2 code - DeTe (kana)て, in hiragana, or テ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both represent .-Stroke order:...
(で or デ), a Japanese kana - "de", a French languageFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
preposition meaning ofOFOF may refer to:* Oxygen fluorides* Air Finland IATA airline designator* Old Firm, a term that refers to Glasgow-based association football clubs Celtic F.C...
Military
- Defence EstatesDefence EstatesDefence Infrastructure Organisation is an operating arm of the Ministry of Defence , in the United Kingdom, which is responsible for the built and rural estate. The organisation formed on 1 April 2011 after a reorganisation of the Ministry of Defence's bodies in charge of infrastructure. It...
, an agency of the UK Ministry of Defence - Desert EagleDesert EagleThe Desert Eagle is a large-framed gas-operated semi-automatic pistol designed by Magnum Research in the U.S. and by IMI in Israel; the pistol is manufactured primarily in Israel by IMI...
, a large-caliber semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Magnum Research - Destroyer escortDestroyer escortA destroyer escort is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, but also provides some protection...
US Navy hull classification symbol
Places
- Dé, MaliDé, MaliDé is a village and seat of the commune of Diamnati in the Cercle of Bandiagara in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.-References:...
, a commune and town in Mali - DelawareDelawareDelaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
United States postal symbol - GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
Science and Mathematics
- Dextrose equivalentDextrose equivalentDextrose equivalent is a measure of the amount of reducing sugars present in a sugar product, relative to glucose, expressed as a percentage on a dry basis. For example, a maltodextrin with a DE of 10 would have 10% of the reducing power of dextrose , while sucrose, with a DE of 120, would have...
, the relative sweetness of sugars - Diatomaceous earthDiatomaceous earthDiatomaceous earth also known as diatomite or kieselgur/kieselguhr, is a naturally occurring, soft, siliceous sedimentary rock that is easily crumbled into a fine white to off-white powder. It has a particle size ranging from less than 1 micrometre to more than 1 millimetre, but typically 10 to...
, a naturally occurring, soft, siliceous sedimentary rock mineral - Differential equationDifferential equationA differential equation is a mathematical equation for an unknown function of one or several variables that relates the values of the function itself and its derivatives of various orders...
, an equation which derivatives of a function appear as variables - Differential evolutionDifferential evolutionIn computer science, differential evolution is a method that optimizes a problem by iteratively trying to improve a candidate solution with regard to a given measure of quality. Such methods are commonly known as metaheuristics as they make few or no assumptions about the problem being optimized...
, a method of mathematical optimization - Design engineerDesign engineerDesign Engineer is a general term that covers multiple engineering disciplines including electrical, mechanical, industrial design and civil engineering, architectural engineers in the U.S...
, Engineer whose specialty is in design - Doctor of EngineeringDoctor of EngineeringThe Doctor of Engineering is an academic degree awarded on the basis of advanced study and research in engineering or applied sciences...
, a degree equivalent to a Ph.D in engineering - Dwarf elliptical galaxyDwarf elliptical galaxyDwarf elliptical galaxies, or dEs, are elliptical galaxies that are much smaller than others. They are classified as dE, and are quite common in galaxy groups and clusters, and are usually companions to other galaxies.- Examples :...
or "dE", in astronomy - Dynamics ExplorerDynamics ExplorerDynamics Explorer was a NASA mission, launched on August 3, 1981 and terminated on February 28, 1991. It consisted of two unmanned satellites, DE-1 and DE-2, whose purpose was to investigate the interractions between plasmas in the magnetosphere and those in the ionosphere...
, a NASA satellite mission - Haplogroup DE (Y-DNA)Haplogroup DE (Y-DNA)In human genetics, Haplogroup DE is a human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. It is defined by the single nucleotide polymorphism mutations, or UEPs, M1, M145, M203, P144, P153, P165, P167, P183....
, a human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup in genetics - ΔE (color space) or dE, a mathematical measurement of the distance between two points in the Lab color spaceLab color spaceA Lab color space is a color-opponent space with dimension L for lightness and a and b for the color-opponent dimensions, based on nonlinearly compressed CIE XYZ color space coordinates....
Surname
- De (surname)De (surname)De is a surname shared by several notable people:* Shobhaa De , Indian journalist, magazine publisher, columnist, writer and former model* Deepankar De , Bengali actor...
, a Bengali family name - Shobhaa De, an Indian columnist and novelist
Technology
- .de.de.de is the country code top-level domain for the Federal Republic of Germany. DENIC does not require specific second-level domains, as it is the case with the .uk domain range which require .co.uk domain for example.The name is based on the first two letters of the German name for Germany...
, the ccTLD for Germany - Desktop environmentDesktop environmentIn graphical computing, a desktop environment commonly refers to a style of graphical user interface derived from the desktop metaphor that is seen on most modern personal computers. These GUIs help the user in easily accessing, configuring, and modifying many important and frequently accessed...
, a graphical user interface commonly based on a desktop metaphor - Digital ExtremesDigital ExtremesDigital Extremes is a Canadian computer and video game developer founded in 1993 by James Schmalz, specifically noted for its part in the highly successful Unreal series of games...
, a video game publisher - Dragon's EarthDragon's Earthis a Super Famicom strategy video game about defeating dragons, rival armies, and other monsters in order to save medieval European villages from utter destruction.-Gameplay:...
, a 1993 SNES video game - Deus ExDeus ExDeus Ex is an action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm Inc. and published by Eidos Interactive in 2000, which combines gameplay elements of first-person shooters with those of role-playing video games...
, a 2000 PC FPSFirst-person shooterFirst-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
/RPGRole-playing gameA role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
, and the first in the Deus Ex series
Other
- Condor AirlinesCondor AirlinesCondor Flugdienst GmbH, usually shortened to Condor, is an airline based in Germany, operating scheduled leisure flights to the Mediterranean, Asia, Africa, North America and the Caribbean as part of Thomas Cook Group...
, IATA airline designation - De (Chinese)De (Chinese)De is a key concept in Chinese philosophy, usually translated "inherent character; inner power; integrity" in Taoism, "moral character; virtue; morality" in Confucianism and other contexts, and "quality; virtue" or "merit; virtuous deeds" in Chinese Buddhism.-The word:Chinese de 德 is an ancient...
, concept of "integrity" in Daoism and "virtue" in Confucianism - Defensive endDefensive endDefensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
, a position in American and Canadian football - Douwe EgbertsDouwe EgbertsDouwe Egberts is a Dutch corporation that processes and trades coffee, tea, and other groceries. Its full name is Douwe Egberts Koninklijke Tabaksfabriek-Koffiebranderijen-Theehandel NV, which translates as "Douwe Egberts Royal Tobacco Factory - Coffee Roasters - Tea Traders, Plc."...
, a coffee brand - Dream EvilDream EvilDream Evil is a heavy metal band from Sweden, assembled and integrated by renowned musical producer Fredrik Nordström in 1999.-Biography:Producer Fredrik Nordström had the ambition of creating a power metal band of his own for a long time, but had difficulty finding anyone with musical ideals...
, a Swedish power metal band
See also
- Department of Education (disambiguation), a common government department