"RAD" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} RAD
  1. (NASA, space science) Initialism of Radiation Assessment Detector (a scientific instrument of the Mars Science Laboratory onboard the Curiosity rover at Mars.) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Radiation Assessment Detector (extra: a scientific instrument of the Mars Science Laboratory onboard the Curiosity rover at Mars.) Categories (topical): Space
    Sense id: en-RAD-en-name-1tlLVbCT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 36 39 Topics: NASA, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science

Noun

Forms: RADs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} RAD (countable and uncountable, plural RADs)
  1. (computing, uncountable) Initialism of rapid application development. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: rapid application development Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-RAD-en-noun-V78bz48e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 36 39 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (countable) Initialism of role activity diagram. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: role activity diagram
    Sense id: en-RAD-en-noun-gFiVnXeh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 36 39
  3. (medicine) Initialism of reactive attachment disorder. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: reactive attachment disorder Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-RAD-en-noun-DRJrbzTA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 36 39 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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