COD
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Cod
is the common name for fish of the genus Gadus, as well as being used to refer to several other varieties of fish.
Cod or COD may also refer to:
Cod
Cod is the common name for genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. Cod is a popular food with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of...
is the common name for fish of the genus Gadus, as well as being used to refer to several other varieties of fish.
Cod or COD may also refer to:
Finance and commerce
- Collect on delivery or "cash on delivery", a type of financial transaction
- Cancellation of Debt (COD) IncomeCancellation of Debt (COD) IncomeTaxpayers in the United States may have tax consequences when debt is cancelled. This is commonly known as COD Income. According to the Internal Revenue Code, the discharge of indebtedness must be included in a taxpayer's gross income...
, a U.S. tax concept - Certificate of depositCertificate of depositA certificate of Deposit is a time deposit, a financial product commonly offered to consumers in the United States by banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions....
, a financial instrument
Music
- C.O.D. (musician)
- C.O.D. (album)C.O.D. (album)C.O.D. is the sixth studio album by Saint Vitus. The album was released in 1992 on Hellhound Records. This is the only album to feature former Count Raven vocalist Christian Lindersson. It is generally considered to be the band's low point...
, by Saint Vitus - Cod MusicCod Music-Musicians:*Bang Gang*Lay Low*Dr Mister & Mr Handsome*Benny Crespo's Gang*Merzedes Club*Steini*Wulfgang*Disa-External links:**...
, a record label - "C.O.D.", a song by AC/DC on the album For Those About to Rock We Salute YouFor Those About to Rock We Salute YouFor Those About to Rock We Salute You is the eighth Australian and seventh international studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1981. The album was a follow-up to their highly successful album Back in Black. For Those About to Rock has sold over four million copies in the US....
- C.O.D., a vinyl release by Mark MulcahyMark MulcahyMark Mulcahy is an American musician and former front-man for the New Haven, Connecticut-based band Miracle Legion in the 1980s to mid 1990s. The band earned modest renown, especially in their native New England region, but disbanded after a sad turn of events with their record label, Morgan Creek...
Film, TV and video games
- C.O.D. (film)C.O.D. (film)C.O.D. is a 1932 British crime film directed by Michael Powell and starring Garry Marsh, Arthur Stratton and Sybil Grove. A man assists a woman to dispose of the body of her stepfather....
- "C.O.D." (Law & Order)C.O.D. (Law & Order)"C.O.D." is the 325th episode of NBC's legal drama Law & Order and the 24th episode of the fourteenth season. The episode marks the final appearance of Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe.- Plot :...
- Call of DutyCall of DutyCall of Duty is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision in 2003. It is the first game in a series with the same name. The game simulates the infantry and combined arms warfare of World War II. The game is based on the Quake III: Team Arena engine...
, a video game franchise- Call of Duty (video game), the first game in the franchise
Science
- Catastrophic optical damageCatastrophic optical damageCatastrophic optical damage , or catastrophic optical mirror damage , is a failure mode of high-power semiconductor lasers. It occurs when the semiconductor junction is overloaded by exceeding its power density and absorbs too much of the produced light energy, leading to melting and...
, a laser failure mode - Chemical oxygen demandChemical oxygen demandIn environmental chemistry, the chemical oxygen demand test is commonly used to indirectly measure the amount of organic compounds in water. Most applications of COD determine the amount of organic pollutants found in surface water or wastewater, making COD a useful measure of water quality...
, a water quality measure - Cordoba Durchmusterung, an astrometric survey
- CyclooctadieneCyclooctadieneA cyclooctadiene is a cyclic diene with the formula C8H12. Focusing only on cis derivatives, four isomers are possible: 1,2, which is an allene, 1,3-, 1,4-, and 1,5-. Commonly encountered isomers are 1,3-cyclooctadiene and 1,5-cyclooctadiene, which is used as a ligand for transition...
, a chemical compound- 1,5-Cyclooctadiene1,5-Cyclooctadiene1,5-Cyclooctadiene is the organic compound with the chemical formula C8H12. Generally abbreviated COD, this diene is a useful precursor to other organic compounds and serves as a ligand in organometallic chemistry.- Synthesis :...
, a specific variation of Cyclooctadiene
- 1,5-Cyclooctadiene
Transport
- USS Cod (SS-224), a U.S. Navy submarine
- Carrier onboard deliveryCarrier onboard deliveryCarrier Onboard Delivery is a military term used to describe type of aircraft which are able to ferry personnel, mail, and high-priority cargo on and off a naval ship .-History:...
, a type of military aircraft - Yellowstone Regional AirportYellowstone Regional AirportYellowstone Regional Airport is a public-use airport located two nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Cody, a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is the only commercial airport in Park County...
, IATA code COD
Other uses
- COD, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code for the Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
- College of DuPageCollege of DuPageCollege of DuPage, or COD, is a two-year community college in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The college also owns and operates facilities in the Illinois communities of Addison, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Naperville, West Chicago, and Westmont...
, a community college in Illinois - College of the DesertCollege of the DesertCollege of the Desert is a public two-year community college located in Palm Desert in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California...
, a community college in California - Concise Oxford Dictionary
- Cod stronghold, a WWII German stronghold in Hermanville-sur-MerHermanville-sur-MerHermanville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-Sights:* 13th century church* Commonwealth war cemetery* Old village center...
, France - The Cods, a faction in the Hook and Cod warsHook and Cod warsThe Hook and Cod wars comprise a series of wars and battles in the County of Holland between 1350 and 1490. Most of these wars were fought over the title of count of Holland, but some have argued that the underlying reason was because of the power struggle of the bourgeois in the cities against...
- Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, a book by Mark KurlanskyMark KurlanskyMark Kurlansky is an American journalist and writer of general interest non-fiction. He is especially known for titles on eclectic topics, such as cod or salt....
- Cód, the Hungarian name for SaduSaduSadu is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, at the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, 27 km south of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area...
, Romania - A term for male genitalia, as in the word codpieceCodpieceA codpiece is a covering flap or pouch that attaches to the front of the crotch of men's trousers and usually accentuates the genital area. It was held closed by string ties, buttons, or other methods...