"SED" meaning in English

See SED in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: S.E.D. [alternative], S. E. D. [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from German SED (“Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|SED||Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands}} Borrowed from German SED (“Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} SED
  1. (historical) The Socialist Unity Party. Tags: historical Related terms: LCD [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], VFD [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], FED [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering]
    Sense id: en-SED-en-name-hjUX3aaM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: SEDs [plural], S.E.D. [alternative], S. E. D. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} SED (countable and uncountable, plural SEDs)
  1. (electronics) Initialism of surface-conduction electron-emitter display. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: surface-conduction electron-emitter display
    Sense id: en-SED-en-noun-LrhzAtUD Categories (other): Electronics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 38 7 33 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 35 6 34 16 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 38 6 38 14 3 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (astronomy, physics) Initialism of spectral energy distribution. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: spectral energy distribution
    Sense id: en-SED-en-noun-juVyzF3T Categories (other): Astronomy, Physics Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (pathology) Initialism of selective eating disorder. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: selective eating disorder
    Sense id: en-SED-en-noun-kUQcklIw Categories (other): Pathology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 38 7 33 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 35 6 34 16 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 38 6 38 14 3 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  4. (computing) Initialism of self-encrypting drive. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: self-encrypting drive
    Sense id: en-SED-en-noun-6Nr-haCq Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 38 7 33 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 35 6 34 16 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 38 6 38 14 3 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  5. (sociology) Initialism of socio-economic development. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: socio-economic development
    Sense id: en-SED-en-noun--vd38flv Categories (other): Sociology Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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