"DDD" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: DDDs [plural]
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  1. Initialism of die-deterioration doubling (“a common form of mint-made error on coins that results from degradation of the die used to strike the coin”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: die-deterioration doubling (extra: a common form of mint-made error on coins that results from degradation of the die used to strike the coin)
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  2. (music) A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating a "full digital recording" (recorded, mixed and mastered in digital). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-DDD-en-noun-illZb3wv Categories (other): English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter Disambiguation of English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter: 5 11 8 8 10 7 17 13 21 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (organic chemistry) Initialism of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (“insecticide related to DDT”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (extra: insecticide related to DDT) Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-DDD-en-noun-tEOoPk~d Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  4. (software design) Initialism of domain-driven design (“methodology and set of priorities for object oriented programming”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: domain-driven design (extra: methodology and set of priorities for object oriented programming)
  5. (telecommunications) Initialism of direct distance dialing (“network-provided service that enables non-local telephone calls to be made without operator assistance”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: direct distance dialing (extra: network-provided service that enables non-local telephone calls to be made without operator assistance) Categories (topical): Telecommunications
    Sense id: en-DDD-en-noun-gwgCNYUg Categories (other): English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter Disambiguation of English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter: 5 11 8 8 10 7 17 13 21 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
  6. (pharmacology) Initialism of defined daily dose: a statistical measure of drug consumption. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: defined daily dose (extra: a statistical measure of drug consumption) Categories (topical): Pharmacology
  7. Initialism of degenerative disc disease. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: degenerative disc disease
    Sense id: en-DDD-en-noun---OU58XG Categories (other): English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter Disambiguation of English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter: 5 11 8 8 10 7 17 13 21

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