ddd
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English
Meaning
noun
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”).
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A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating a "full digital recording" (recorded, mixed and mastered in digital).
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noun
Initialism of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (“insecticide related to DDT”).
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noun
Initialism of domain-driven design (“methodology and set of priorities for object oriented programming”).
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Initialism of direct distance dialing (“network-provided service that enables non-local telephone calls to be made without operator assistance”).
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Initialism of defined daily dose: a statistical measure of drug consumption.
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Example Sentences
- "The authors found a significant decrease in the defined daily doses (DDD) of antibiotics in both units B and C, but not in unit A. Although just a single center study, this illustrates the impact that ID specialist approval can have on antibiotic use."