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    Prolegomena, fundamentals of knowledge and culture, propaedeutics.

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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    CDE

    Common Desktop Environment

    In English

    CDEFI

    Conférence des Directeurs des Écoles Françaises d’Ingénieurs

    In French

    CDELI
    Centre de Documentation et d'Étude sur la Langue Internationale

    = CDELI | Centro de Dokumentado kaj Esplorado pri la Lingvo Internacia | In Esperanto

    In French

    CDF

    Central Data Facility

    In English

    CDF

    Combined Data File

    In English

    CDF

    Compound Document Format

    In English

    CDG

    Chef de Groupe

    In French

    CDI

    Contrat à Durée Indéterminée

    In French

    CDI

    Centre de Documentation et d'Information

    In French

    CDI

    Collectif des Doctorants de l’ISN

    In French

    CDID

    Contract Data Item Description

    In English

    CDJC

    Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine

    In French

    CDLC

    Connected Limited Device Configuration

    In English

    CDLI

    Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative

    In English

    CDM

    Communications Data Manager

    In English

    CDM
    Comprehensive Disaster Management

    Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) is an integrated and proactive approach to disaster management which reduces the risk and loss associated with natural and technological hazards and the effects of climate change while enhancing sustainable development.

    In English

    CDMA
    Code Division Multiple Access

    = AMRC | Accès Multiple par Répartition en Code | In French

    The abbreviation CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) is included in abbreviations such as WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) and W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access).

    In English

    CDMP

    Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project

    In English

    CDMS
    Command and Data Management System

    The abbreviation CDMS (Command and Data Management System) includes the abbreviation DMS (Data Management System).

    In English

    CDMS
    Contractor Data Management System

    The abbreviation CDMS (Contractor Data Management System) includes the abbreviation DMS (Data Management System).

    In English

    CDN
    CDR Discrepancy Notice

    The abbreviation CDN (CDR Discrepancy Notice) is included in the abbreviation CDNR (CDR Discrepancy Notice Record), and it includes the abbreviation DN (Discrepancy Notice).

    In English

    CDNR
    CDR Discrepancy Notice Record

    The abbreviation CDNR (CDR Discrepancy Notice Record) includes abbreviations CDN (CDR Discrepancy Notice) and DN (Discrepancy Notice).

    In English

    CDO

    Collaboration Data Objects

    In English

    CDOEX

    Collaboration Data Objects for EXchange

    In English

    CDONTS

    Collaboration Data Objects for Windows NT Server

    In English

    CDOSYS

    Collaboration Data Objects for Windows 2000

    In English

    CDOWF

    Collaboration Data Objects for WorkFlow

    In English

    CDP
    Command Data Processor

    The abbreviation CDP (Command Data Processor) includes the abbreviation DP (Data Processor).

    In English

    CDP
    Computational Data Processing

    The abbreviation CDP (Computational Data Processing) includes the abbreviation DP (Data Processing).

    In English

    CDP
    Computer Data Processing

    The abbreviation CDP (Computer Data Processing) includes the abbreviation DP (Data Processing).

    In English

    CDP

    Cisco Discovery Protocol

    In English

    CDP

    Customer Data Platform

    In English

    CDPA

    Classified Data Preparation Area

    In English

    CDPD

    Cellular Digital Packet Data

    In English

    CDPIS
    Command Data Processing and Instrumentation System

    The abbreviation CDPIS (Command Data Processing and Instrumentation System) includes abbreviations IS (Instrumentation System) and DP (Data Processing).

    In English

    CDQR

    Critical Design and Qualification Review

    In English

    CDR
    Conceptual Design Review

    The abbreviation CDR (Conceptual Design Review) includes the abbreviation DR (Design Review).

    In English

    CDR
    Configuration Design Review

    The abbreviation CDR (Configuration Design Review) includes the abbreviation DR (Design Review).

    In English

    CDR
    Contract Data Requirements

    The abbreviation CDR (Contract Data Requirements) is included in abbreviations such as CDRL (Contract Data Requirements List) and CDRS (Contract Data Requirements Schedule), and it includes the abbreviation DR (Data Requirements).

    In English

    CDR
    Critical Design Review

    The abbreviation CDR (Critical Design Review) is included in abbreviations such as CCDR (Contractor Critical Design Review), FCDR (Final Critical Design Review), ICDR (Incremental Critical Design Review), OCDR (Orbiter Critical Design Review), SCDR (Seller Critical Design Review), SCDR (Shuttle Critical Design Review), SCDR (Software Critical Design Review), SCDR (Subcontractor Critical Design Review) and SWCDR (Software Critical Design Review), and it includes the abbreviation DR (Design Review).

    In English

    CDRL
    Contract Data Requirements List

    The abbreviation CDRL (Contract Data Requirements List) includes abbreviations CDR (Contract Data Requirements), DRL (Data Requirements List) and DR (Data Requirements).

    In English

    CDRR

    Contract Documentation Requirements Record

    In English

    CDRS
    Contract Data Requirements Schedule

    The abbreviation CDRS (Contract Data Requirements Schedule) includes abbreviations CDR (Contract Data Requirements) and DR (Data Requirements).

    In English

    CDRS

    Comité de Dialogue de la Fesponsabilité Sociale

    In French

    CDS

    Command and Data Subsystem

    In English

    CDS

    Control and Display System

    In English

    CDS

    Control Data System

    In English

    CDS

    Computer Design and Simulation

    In English

    CDSL

    Computer Data System Laboratory

    In English

    CDSR
    Contract Data Status Report

    The abbreviation CDSR (Contract Data Status Report) includes the abbreviation SR (Status Report).

    In English

    CDSR

    Cost Data Summary Report

    In English

    CDT

    Central Daylight Time

    In English

    CDT
    Compressed Data Tape

    The abbreviation CDT (Compressed Data Tape) includes the abbreviation DT (Data Tape).

    In English

    CDT

    Configuration Data Table

    In English

    CDT

    Countdown Time

    In English

    CDTD

    CAD Drafting & Tool Design Technology

    In English

    CDTS

    Centre Départemental de Transfusion Sanguine

    In French

    CDU

    Computer Display Unit

    In English

    CDU

    Coupling Data Unit

    In English

    CDU

    Coupling Display Unit

    In English

    CDU

    CRT Display Unit

    In English

    CDU
    Classification Décimale Universelle

    = UDK | Universala Dekuma Klasifiko | In Esperanto
    = UDC | Universal Decimal Classification | In English
    = UDC | Universele Decimale Classificatie | In Dutch
    = CDU | Clasificación Decimal Universal | In Spanish
    = UDC | Universel Decimal Classifikation | In Danish

    In French

    CDU
    Clasificación Decimal Universal

    = UDK, UDC (see above)

    In Spanish

    CDU

    Centre de Documentation de l'Urbanisme (www.cdu.urbanisme.equipement.gouv.fr)

    In French

    CDU

    Critère de Défaillance Unique

    In French

    CDU

    Commandant d’Unité

    In French

    CDUO

    Coupling Display Unit Optics

    In English

    CDW

    Command Data Word

    In English

    CDW

    Computer Data Word

    In English

    CDÉACF

    Centre de Documentation sur l’Éducation des Adultes et la Condition Féminine

    In French

    CE
    Comisión Europea

    = EC | European Commission | In English
    = EC | Europese Commissie | In Dutch

    In Spanish

    CE

    Comité Exécutif

    In French

    CEA

    Computer Engineering Associates

    In English

    CEA

    Control Effectiveness Assessment

    In English

    CEB
    Comité Électrotechnique Belge

    = BEC | Belgisch Elektrotechnisch Comité | In Dutch

    In English

    CECILE

    Collecte Et Calcul des Indemnités Liées à l’Évolution des prix

    In French

    CECP
    Compatibility Engineering Change Proposal

    The abbreviation CECP (Compatibility Engineering Change Proposal) includes abbreviations EC (Engineering Change), CP (Change Proposal) and ECP (Engineering Change Proposal).

    In English

    CED

    Centro por Esploro kaj Dokumentado pri la Monda Lingvo-Problemo

    In Esperanto

    CED

    Centre for Education & Documentation

    In English

    CEDAR

    Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition

    In English

    CEDC

    Cyclic Error Detection Code

    In English

    CEDEP

    Centro Brasileiro de Documentação e Estudos da Bacia do Rio da Prata (www.cedep.ifch.ufrgs.br)

    In Portuguese

    CEDIA

    Consorcio Ecuatoriano para el Desarrollo de Internet Avanzado

    In Spanish

    CEDOCAR

    Centre de Documentation de l'Armement (www.cedocar.defense.gouv.fr)

    In French

    CEDRE

    Centre de Documentation, de Recherche et d'Expérimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des eaux

    In French

    CEE

    Computers and Electrical Engineering

    In English

    CEEMAN

    Central and Eastern European Management Development Associations

    In English

    CEESI

    Centre d'Études et d'Expérimentation des Systèmes d'Information

    In French

    CEFISEM

    Centre d'Études, de Formation et d'Information pour la Scolarisation des Enfants de Migrants

    In French

    CEFRIO

    Centre Francophone d'Informatisation des Organisations

    In French

    CEG

    Calligraphy Education Group

    In English

    CEG

    Cognitive Ergonomics Group

    In English

    CEGETI

    Centre Électronique de Gestion, d'Études et de Traitement de l'Information

    In French

    CEIC

    Centre d'Expertise pour l'Insertion des Cadres

    In French

    CEIDRE

    Centre d’Expertise et d’Inspection dans le Domaine de la Réalisation et de l’Exploitation

    In French

    CEIS
    Contract End Item Specification

    The abbreviation CEIS (Contract End Item Specification) includes the abbreviation CEI (Contract End Item).

    In English

    CEIT

    Cargo Equipment Integrated Test

    In English

    CEIT

    Crew Equipment Integration Test

    In English

    CEIT

    Crew Equipment Interface Test

    In English

    CEL

    Contrôle Economique en Ligne

    In French

    CEMAT

    Chef d’État-Major de l’Armée de Terre

    In French

    CEMS

    Community of European Management Schools

    In English

    CEN

    Comité Européen de Normalisation

    In French

    CENELEC

    Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique (www.cenelec.eu)

    In French

    CENIDET

    Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico (www.cenidet.edu.mx)

    In Spanish

    CENTAL
    Centre de Traitement Automatique du Langage (https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/ilc/cental)

    The abbreviation CENTAL (Centre de Traitement Automatique du Langage) includes the abbreviation TAL (Traitement Automatique du Langage).

    In French

    CENTIC

    Centro de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (www.centic.es)

    In Spanish

    CEO

    Chief Engineer’s Office

    In English

    CEO

    Chief Executive Officer

    In English

    CEOS

    Centre d’Expertise Opérationnelle et de Services

    In French

    CEP

    Configuration Evaluation Plan

    In English

    CEP

    Calcolatrice Elettronica Pisana

    In Italian

    CEP

    Concept Evaluation Program

    In English

    CEPCIDI
    Comisión Ejecutiva Permanente del Consejo Interamericano para el Desarrollo Integral

    = CEPCIDI | Commission Exécutive Permanente du Conseil Interaméricain pour le Développement Intégré | In French
    = CEPCIDI | Comitê Executivo Permanente do Conselho Interamericano para o Desenvolvimento Integral | In Portuguese

    In Spanish

    CEPCIDI
    Commission Exécutive Permanente du Conseil Interaméricain pour le Développement Intégré

    = CEPCIDI (see above)

    In French

    CEPCIDI
    Comitê Executivo Permanente do Conselho Interamericano para o Desenvolvimento Integral

    = CEPCIDI (see above)

    In Portuguese

    CEPCIECC

    Comisión Ejecutiva Permanente del Consejo Interamericano para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura

    In Spanish

    CEPE

    Centre d’Étude de la Performance des Entreprises

    In French

    CEPII

    Centre d'Études Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (http://www.cepii.fr/)

    In French

    CEPMMT
    Centre Européen de Prévision Météorologique à Moyen Terme (https://www.ecmwf.int/)

    = ECMWF | European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts | In English

    In French

    CEPREMAP

    Centre d’Études Prospectives d’Économie et de Mathématiques Appliquées à la Planification

    In French

    CERC3

    Chairmen of the European Research Councils' Chemistry Committees

    In English

    CEREG

    CEntre de REcherches sur la Gestion

    In French

    CERFACS

    Centre de Recherche et de Formation avancée en Calcul Scientifique

    In French

    CERHIC

    Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Histoire Culturelle

    In French

    CERIF

    Common European Research Information Format

    In English

    CERMICS

    Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherche en Mathématiques, Informatique et Calcul Scientifique

    In French

    CERP

    Comité Européen de Réglementation Postale

    In French

    CERTH

    Centre for Research and Technology Hellas

    In English

    CERV

    Centre Européen de Réalité Virtuelle

    In French

    CES

    Consumer Electronics Show (www.cesweb.org)

    In English

    CES

    Centreon Enterprise Server

    In English

    CESA

    Canadian Engineering Standards Association

    In English

    CESE
    Comité Económico y Social Europeo (https://www.eesc.europa.eu/)

    = EØSU | Europæiske Økonomiske og Sociale Udvalg | In Danish
    = ΕΟΚΕ | Ευρωπαϊκή Οικονομική και Κοινωνική Επιτροπή | In Greek
    = EWSA | Europäische Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss | In German
    = EHSV | Evropský Hospodářský a Sociální Výbor | In Czech
    = EMSK | Euroopa Majandus- ja Sotsiaalkomitee | In Estonian
    = EESC | European Economic and Social Committee | In English
    = CESE | Comité Économique et Social Européen | In French
    = CESE | Comitato Economico e Sociale Europeo | In Italian
    = EESK | Eiropas Ekonomikas un Sociālo lietu Komiteja | In Latvian
    = EESRK | Europos Ekonomikos ir Socialinių Reikalų Komitetas | In Lithuanian
    = EGSZB | Európai Gazdasági és Szociális Bizottság | In Hungarian
    = KESE | Kumitat Ekonomiku u Soċjali Ewropew | In Maltese
    = EESC | Europees Economisch en Sociaal Comité | In Dutch
    = EKES | Europejski Komitet Ekonomiczno - Społeczny | In Polish
    = CESE | Comité Económico e Social Europeu | In Portuguese
    = EHSV | Európsky Hospodársky a Sociálny Výbor | In Slovak
    = EESO | Evropski Ekonomsko-Socialni Odbor | In Slovenian
    = ETSK | Euroopan Talous-ja Sosiaalikomitea | In Finnish
    = EESK | Europeiska Ekonomiska och Sociala Kommittén | In Swedish

    In Spanish

    CESE
    Comité Économique et Social Européen (https://www.eesc.europa.eu/)

    = EØSU, ΕΟΚΕ, EWSA, EHSV, EMSK, EESC, EESK, EESRK, EGSZB, KESE, EKES, EESO, ETSK (see above)

    In French

    CESE
    Comitato Economico e Sociale Europeo (https://www.eesc.europa.eu/)

    = EØSU, ΕΟΚΕ, EWSA, EHSV, EMSK, EESC, EESK, EESRK, EGSZB, KESE, EKES, EESO, ETSK (see above)

    In Italian

    CESE
    Comité Económico e Social Europeu (https://www.eesc.europa.eu/)

    = EØSU, ΕΟΚΕ, EWSA, EHSV, EMSK, EESC, EESK, EESRK, EGSZB, KESE, EKES, EESO, ETSK (see above)

    In Portuguese

    CESIA

    Centre d'Études des Systèmes d'Information des Administrations

    In French

    CESTEL

    Centro Español de Servicios Telemáticos (www.cestel.es)

    In Spanish

    CET

    Combined Element Test

    In English

    CET

    Compte Épargne Temps

    In French

    CETE

    Centre d’Études Techniques de l’Équipement

    In French

    CETE

    Centre d’Expertise Technique Électricité

    In French

    CETEHOR

    Centre Technique de l’Industrie Horlogère

    In French

    CETELIC

    Centre de Traitement Électronique Intercaisses

    In French

    CETF
    Critical Evaluation Task Force

    The abbreviation CETF (Critical Evaluation Task Force) includes the abbreviation TF (Task Force).

    In English

    CETIC

    Centre d’Excellence en Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (www.cetic.be)

    In French

    CETIMA

    Centre de Traitement de l’Information Médicale des Armées

    In French

    CETMA

    Centre d'Études sur le Management

    In French

    CEVA

    Content-Enabled Vertical Application

    In English

    CF

    Consequence of Failure

    In English

    CF

    Computers and Fluids

    In English

    CFA

    Congé de Fin d'Activité

    In French

    CFAO
    Conception et Fabrication Assistées par Ordinateur

    The abbreviation CFAO (Conception et Fabrication Assistées par Ordinateur) includes the abbreviation FAO (Fabrication Assistée par Ordinateur).

    In French

    CFAPSE

    Certificat de Formation aux Activités de Premiers Secours en Équipe

    In French

    CFCU

    Cours des Futurs Commandants d’Unités

    In French

    CFD
    Computational Fluid Dynamics

    The abbreviation CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) is included in abbreviations such as IJCFD (International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics) and ThCFD (Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics), and it includes the abbreviation FD (Fluid Dynamics).

    In English

    CFE

    Contractor-Furnished Equipment

    In English

    CFE-CGC

    Confédération Française de l'Encadrement - Confédération Générale des Cadres (www.cfecgc.org)

    In French

    CFG

    Context Free Grammar

    In English

    CFIA

    Canadian Food Inspection Agency (https://inspection.canada.ca/)

    In English

    CFM

    Certified Facility Manager

    In English

    CFML

    ColdFusion Markup Language

    In English

    CFMN

    Client For Microsoft Networks

    In English

    CFMS

    Compaq Fraud Management System

    In English

    CFO

    Chief Financial Officer

    In English

    CFS

    Climate Forecast System

    In English

    CFSR
    Contract Fund Status Report

    The abbreviation CFSR (Contract Fund Status Report) includes the abbreviation SR (Status Report).

    In English

    CFSR
    Contract Fund Status Review

    The abbreviation CFSR (Contract Fund Status Review) includes the abbreviation SR (Status Review).

    In English

    CFT

    Cross-Functional Team

    In English

    CFT

    Cross File Transfer

    In English

    CG

    Computers and Geosciences

    In English

    CGA

    Color Graphics Adapter

    In English

    CGA

    Casual Games Association (www.casualgamesassociation.org)

    In English

    CGAD

    Collins General Aviation Division

    In English

    CGC

    Command Guidance Computer

    In English

    CGE

    Compagnie de Guerre Électronique

    In French

    CGEY

    Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

    In English

    CGH

    Computergeneriertes Hologramm

    In German

    CGI
    Common Gateway Interface

    The abbreviation CGI (Common Gateway Interface) is included in the abbreviation PCGI (Perl Common Gateway Interface).

    In English

    CGI

    Computer Generated Imagery

    In English

    CGI

    Centre de Gestion de l’Intervention

    In French

    CGIAR

    Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

    In English

    CGIH

    Comité de Gestion de l’Informatique Hospitalière

    In French

    CGIP

    Computer Graphics Image Processing

    In English

    CGL
    Carrier Grade Linux

    The abbreviation CGL (Carrier Grade Linux) is included in abbreviations such as CGLWG (Carrier Grade Linux Working Group) and NGCL (Nortel Carrier Grade Linux).

    In English

    CGLWG
    Carrier Grade Linux Working Group

    The abbreviation CGLWG (Carrier Grade Linux Working Group) includes the abbreviation CGL (Carrier Grade Linux).

    In English

    CGM

    Computer Graphics Metafile

    In English

    CGMP

    Cisco Group Management Protocol

    In English

    CGPM

    Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures

    In French

    CGRA

    Commission de Gestion de la Recherche et de ses Applications

    In French

    CGS

    Cap Gemini Sogeti

    In French

    CGS

    Contrôle de Gestion Stratégique

    In English

    CGT

    Contrôle Général des Travaux

    In French

    CGTI

    Conseil Général des Technologies de l'Information

    In French

    CHAP

    Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

    In English

    CHAP

    Challenge-Handshake Authentification Protocol

    In English

    CHARMS

    Canadian Hemophilia Assessment and Resource Management Information System

    In English

    CHC

    Committee on History in the Classroom

    In English

    CHES

    Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems

    In English

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