SID
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SID may refer to:
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In technology:
- Amilcar Cabral International AirportAmilcar Cabral International AirportAmílcar Cabral International Airport , also known as Sal International Airport or Amílcar Cabral Airport, is the principal international airport of Cape Verde. The airport is named after the revolutionary leader Amílcar Cabral....
, Sal Island, Cape Verde. - Saab Information DisplaySaab Information DisplaySaab Information Display, or SID, later also called 'Saab Car Computer' is the name for various in-car computer systems found on most Saab automobiles beginning in 1994 with the Saab 900 NG....
in most Saab automobiles built since 1994 - The Scientific Investigation Division of the Los Angeles Police DepartmentLos Angeles Police DepartmentThe Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
- Security and Intelligence DivisionSecurity and Intelligence Division-Other Notes:...
, Singapore's foreign intelligence service - Servizio Informazioni Difesa, Italian military secret service from 1965 to 1977 (replaced by the SISMI)
- Sensory integration dysfunctionSensory Integration DysfunctionSensory integration dysfunction is a neurological disorder characterized by a neurological sensory integration deficit. The more current diagnostic nosology uses the term sensory processing disorder to describe this condition....
- Frameworx Shared Information/Data Model
- Society for Information DisplaySociety for Information DisplayThe Society for Information Display is an industry organization for displays, generally electronic displays such as televisions and computer monitors. SID was founded in 1962. Its main activities are publishing technical journals and running Display Week, its main conference, held in May each year...
, a professional society dedicated to the study of the physics and engineering of display devices - Society for International DevelopmentSociety for International DevelopmentThe Society for International Development , founded in Washington, D.C. in 1957, is committed to stimulating dialogue and cooperation on global development issues, enhancing skills, knowledge and understanding among development practitioners, and providing a network for individuals and...
, a professional society for members of the international development community. - Sports information directorSports information directorA sports information director is a type of public relations worker who provides statistics, team and player notes and other information about a college or university's sports teams to the news media and general public...
, a position title similar to PR Director or Press Secretary, usually within University/School Systems athletic departments - Status-income disequilibriumStatus-income disequilibriumStatus–income disequilibrium is a political term frequently used to describe a desirable high status job with low income. It is a variation on the sociological term status inconsistency. The phrase was coined by the New York Times columnist David Brooks in his book Bobos in Paradise...
, a political term - Standard Instrument DepartureStandard Instrument DepartureStandard instrument departure routes, also known as departure procedures are published flight procedures followed by aircraft on an IFR flight plan immediately after take-off from an airport.- Introduction :...
at airports, also referred to as "Departure Procedure" (DP) - Sudden Ionospheric DisturbanceSudden Ionospheric DisturbanceA sudden ionospheric disturbance is an abnormally high ionization/plasma density in the D region of the ionosphere caused by a solar flare...
- Special Improvement DistrictBusiness improvement districtA business improvement district is a defined area within which businesses pay an additional tax or fee in order to fund improvements within the district's boundaries. Grant funds acquired by the city for special programs and/or incentives such as tax abatements can be made available to assist...
, commonly referred to as a "Business Improvement District"
In fiction:
- Space Intruder Detector, an early-warning satellite in the British television series UFOUFO (TV series)UFO is a 1970-1971 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth, created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson with Reg Hill, and produced by the Andersons and Lew Grade's Century 21 Productions for Grade's ITC Entertainment company.UFO first aired in the UK and Canada...
In music:
- "Abuse of SID", a song by Hurt, from their second album Vol. IIVol. II (Hurt album)-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes *J. Loren Wince - vocals, guitar, violin, banjo, string arrangement*Paul Spatola - guitar, dobro, piano*Josh Ansley - bass*Evan Johns - drums-Additional Personnel:...
- SID (band)Sid (band)is a Japanese visual kei rock band signed on to Sony Records.-Background:Sid was founded in 2003 by vocalist Mao and bassist Aki . They were quickly joined by two support members, guitarist Shinji and drummer Yuuya...
, a Japanese rock band
In technology:
- MOS Technology SIDMOS Technology SIDThe MOS Technology 6581/8580 SID is the built-in Programmable Sound Generator chip of Commodore's CBM-II, Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and Commodore MAX Machine home computers...
, the Sound Interface Device (built-in sound chip) used in the Commodore CBM-II, Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 home computers - Security IdentifierSecurity IdentifierIn the context of the Microsoft Windows NT line of operating systems, a Security Identifier is a unique name which is assigned by a Windows Domain controller during the log on process that is used to identify a subject, such as a user or a group of users in a network of NT/2000...
, a unique alphanumeric character string assigned by a Windows Domain controller - Silence Insertion Descriptor, a special frame in VOIP audio codecs to enable comfort noise
- A story identifier which uniquely identifies an article in Slash-based sites, such as Slashdot
- Source to image-receptor distanceSource to image-receptor distanceIn medical radiology, the source to image-receptor distance is a measurement of the distance between the radiation source and the radiation detector....
, a measurement in clinical radiology describing the distance between a radiation source and the detector - Surface-induced dissociationSurface-induced dissociationSurface-induced dissociation is a technique used in mass spectrometry to fragment molecular ions in the gas phaseby collision of an ion with a surface under high vacuum....
, a method for fragmenting molecular ions in mass spectrometry - System Identification NumberSystem Identification NumberA System Identification Number is broadcast by one or more Base Stations to identify a cellular network in a certain area . It is globally unique within AMPS, TDMA or CDMA networks...
Identifies an Analog, TDMA or CDMA system - NGOSS Shared Information/Data ModelNGOSS Shared Information/Data ModelShared Information/Data Model or SID is a unified reference data model providing a single set of terms for business objects in telecommunications...
, Definition of NGOSS’s common Information Model - Seamless Image Database (See MrSIDMrSID-External links:* from LizardTech's website...
) - Session IDSession IDIn computer science, a session identifier, session ID or session token is a piece of data that is used in network communications to identify a session, a series of related message exchanges. Session identifiers become necessary in cases where the communications infrastructure uses a stateless...
- Service ID, used in Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)