7 definitions
for PD
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Pd \Pd\ prop. n.
The chemical symbol for palladium, an element of the
platinum group, of atomic number 46.
Syn: palladium.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
Pd
n : a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that
resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel
ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is
used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry [syn: palladium, atomic
number 46]
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :
PD
Packetization Delay
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :
PD
Plug & Display [standard] (LCD, VESA), "P&D"
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :
PD
Public DOMAIN
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :
PD /P-D/ adj. [common] Abbreviation for `public domain', applied to
software distributed over Usenet and from Internet archive sites. Much
of this software is not in fact public domain in the legal sense but
travels under various copyrights granting reproduction and use rights to
anyone who can snarf a copy. See copyleft.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
PD
public domain