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cdcandela
CDcircular dichroism; compact disc
CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory)An adaptation by Philips and Sony of their audio compact disc technology for optical disc data storage and retrieval. Current capacity of a disc is 0.5 to 0.6 gigabytes of information.
CD-ROMcompact disc read-only memory
CD/Icompact disc/interactive
CD/IA technical specification for a consumer product drawn up by Sony and Philips. CD/I combines audio, video and text recorded as interleaved channels on a disc similar to an audio compact disc. The...
CDAcesium dideuterium arsenate
CDEMcontinuous dynode electron multiplier
CDMcapacitive discharge mode
CDRHCenter for Devices and Radiological Health
CDRMcompensating digital readout multiplexer
CDScinema digital sound; conjugate direction search; correlated double sampling
CDUcontrol display unit
CDVcompressed digital video
compact disk read-only memory -> CD-ROMcompact disc read-only memory
AM-LCDactive-matrix liquid crystal display
back-illuminated CCDA CCD that has been reduced in thickness by etching so that light passes through the back layers of the CCD. This type of CCD typically has higher sensitivity, especially to blue light, and higher...
BCDbinary coded decimal
CCDcharge-coupled device
CCD cameraA CCD camera, or charge-coupled device camera, is a type of digital camera that utilizes a CCD image sensor to capture and record images. CCD cameras are widely used in various applications,...
CCD image sensorA CCD image sensor, or charge-coupled device image sensor, is a type of electronic device used to convert optical images into electronic signals. It is a key component in digital cameras, camcorders,...
CCD -> charge-coupled deviceA charge-coupled device (CCD) is a type of electronic image sensor used in various imaging devices, including digital cameras, camcorders, and scientific instruments. It consists of an integrated...
CCDSCenter for Commercial Development of Space
CSMA/CDcarrier sense multiple access/collision detection
deep-depletion CCDA CCD device for sensing longer wavelengths, such as NIR and IR, that has a deeper depletion region than would be necessary for sensing in the visible wavelength range. Because the depth of charge...
ECDCelectrochemical diffused collector
electron multiplying CCDA CCD device in which a solid-state electron multiplying register has been added to the end of the normal serial register. The electron multiplying register allows weak signals to be multiplied...
EMCCDelectron multiplying CCD
FTCCDfield transfer charge-coupled device
HCCDhigh-performance CCD
ICCDintensified charge-coupled device
IRCCDinfrared charge-coupled device
LCDliquid crystal display
mcdmillicandela — The millicandela is equivalent to one thousandth (or 10-3) of the standard unit of luminous intensity that is the candela, which is the power emitted by a given light source in a particular direction.
OCDRoptical coherence domain reflectometer
OCDUoptics coupling display unit
PCDplasma-coupled device
PM-LCDpassive-matrix liquid crystal display
Schottky-barrier IRCCDA form of infrared CCD that utilizes internal photoemission as a photodetection mechanism.
ST-LCDsupertwist liquid crystal display
TN-LCDtwisted nematic liquid crystal display
VCDvariable-capacitance diode
active-matrix liquid crystal displayWhen applied to LCD grids, the active matrix is a means of supplying power to pixels by use of a transistor and capacitor. The transistor functions with leads in operation with its respective row and...
addressThe code signifying the location of the information being sought on a CD-ROM.
candelaSI unit of luminous intensity. It is defined as one sixtieth the normal intensity of one square centimeter of a blackbody at the solidification temperature of platinum. A point source of one candela...
charge-coupled deviceA charge-coupled device (CCD) is a type of electronic image sensor used in various imaging devices, including digital cameras, camcorders, and scientific instruments. It consists of an integrated...
circular dichroismCircular dichroism (CD) is a spectroscopic technique used to study the structural characteristics of chiral (asymmetric) molecules, particularly biomolecules like proteins, nucleic acids, and certain...
continuous dynode electron multiplier -> channel electron multiplierA photoelectric detector consisting of a glass tube internally coated with a low conductance material. Voltage applied along the tube causes photoemission from the photocathode at the end of the tube...
electron multiplication charge-coupled device cameraAn EMCCD (electron-multiplying charge-coupled device) camera is a type of scientific camera specifically designed for low-light imaging applications that require high sensitivity and fast readout...
intensified charge-coupled device cameraAn intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD) camera is an advanced imaging device that combines the capabilities of both an image intensifier and a charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor to achieve...
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