"CID" meaning in English

See CID in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /sɪd/
Rhymes: -ɪd Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} CID
  1. (British, law enforcement, initialism) Scotland Yard Criminal Investigation Department Tags: British, initialism Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-CID-en-name-hyD4Lo53 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 19 18 17 5 3 7 Topics: government, law-enforcement
  2. (US, military, law enforcement, initialism) U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command Tags: US, initialism Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Military
    Sense id: en-CID-en-name-NpmdXUY1 Categories (other): American English Topics: government, law-enforcement, military, politics, war
  3. (US, military, law enforcement, initialism) Former name of NCIS. (Naval Criminal Investigation Division) Tags: US, initialism Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Military
    Sense id: en-CID-en-name-iP553kCx Categories (other): American English Topics: government, law-enforcement, military, politics, war

Noun

IPA: /sɪd/ Forms: CIDs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪd Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} CID (countable and uncountable, plural CIDs)
  1. caller identification; a feature that identifies the phone number of the caller. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-CID-en-noun-uczzSxAM
  2. Abbreviation of combat identification. (compare IFF) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: combat identification (extra: compare IFF)
    Sense id: en-CID-en-noun-yHtFTa3H
  3. Acronym of center/centre instrument display. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: center/centre instrument display
    Sense id: en-CID-en-noun-4QYWN40q
  4. Initialism of criminal investigation/investigative division/department. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: criminal investigation/investigative division/department
    Sense id: en-CID-en-noun-jgra3FuF

Inflected forms

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