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dbnoun(databases) Initialism of database. [(loosely) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.]

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dbnoun(databases) Initialism of database. [(loosely) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.]
megadecibelnounA measure of sound intensity, one million decibels.
deciliternounUS spelling of decilitre. [(metrology) An SI unit of fluid equal to 10⁻¹ liters. Symbol: dl.]
kilobaudnoun(computing) one thousand baud; symbol kBd
decilitrenoun(metrology) An SI unit of fluid equal to 10⁻¹ liters. Symbol: dl.
cubic decimeternounUS spelling of cubic decimetre. [A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one decimetre in length, equal to 10⁻³ cubic metres and 1 litre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.]
dots per inchnoun(graphic design, typography) The measure of a number of pixels per inch used in a graphic or supported by a digital display device, used to specify type or image resolution.
cubic decimetrenounA unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one decimetre in length, equal to 10⁻³ cubic metres and 1 litre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.
bel & dr.nounAbbreviation of Bel and the Dragon. [(biblical) A deuterocanonical, apocryphal book of the Bible.]
diopternounA unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.
decimeternounUS spelling of decimetre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm]
deviation rationoun(signal processing) The ratio of maximum permitted frequency deviation, σₘₐₓ to the maximum permitted modulating frequency, fiₘₐₓ.
dwordnoun(computing) A numerical value of twice the magnitude of a word, typically used in the same contexts as the fossilized 16-bit sense of "word" and thus 32 bits.
di unitnoun(music) A unit that converts a high impedance signal to a low impedance signal to reduce interference, used to connect an instrument to a mixing console.
detectivitynounThe (relative) effectiveness of a detector
debyenoun(physics) The CGS unit of electric dipole moment, defined as 1 D = 10⁻¹⁸ statcoulomb-centimetre and computable from the SI unit coulomb-metre by multiplying by the factor 3.33564 × 10⁻³⁰.
decelerometernounAn instrument for measuring deceleration.
deciampnoun(metrology) An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10⁻¹ amps. Symbol: d
dobson unitnounA unit of measurement of the amount of a trace gas (typically ozone) in a vertical column through the Earth's atmosphere).
diap.noun(music) Abbreviation of diapason. [(music) The musical octave.]

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