GD
Encyclopedia
Computing
- GD Graphics LibraryGD Graphics LibraryThe GD Graphics Library is a graphics software library by Thomas Boutell and others for dynamically manipulating images. Its native programming language is ANSI C, but it has interfaces for many other programming languages. It can create GIFs, JPEGs, PNGs, and WBMPs...
for dynamically manipulating images - GD-ROMGD-ROMGD-ROM is the proprietary optical disc format used by the Dreamcast games console, as well as its arcade counterparts and the Sega/Nintendo/Namco Triforce arcade system...
, storage media for the Sega Dreamcast - .gd.gd.gd is the country code top-level domain for Grenada....
, the country code top-level domain for GrenadaGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
Science and medicine
- GadoliniumGadoliniumGadolinium is a chemical element with the symbol Gd and atomic number 64. It is a silvery-white, malleable and ductile rare-earth metal. It is found in nature only in combined form. Gadolinium was first detected spectroscopically in 1880 by de Marignac who separated its oxide and is credited with...
(chemical symbol: Gd), a chemical element - Gaucher's diseaseGaucher's diseaseGaucher's disease is a genetic disease in which a fatty substance accumulates in cells and certain organs.Gaucher's disease is the most common of the lysosomal storage diseases. It is caused by a hereditary deficiency of the enzyme glucosylceramidase. The enzyme acts on the fatty acid...
, the most common of the lipid storage diseases - Gaussian distribution, more commonly called the normal distribution, an important family of continuous probability distributions
- Generalized Dirichlet distributionGeneralized Dirichlet distributionIn statistics, the generalized Dirichlet distribution is a generalization of the Dirichlet distribution with a more general covariance structure and twice the number of parameters...
, a probability distribution also used in statistics - Generalized dystoniaDystoniaDystonia is a neurological movement disorder, in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The disorder may be hereditary or caused by other factors such as birth-related or other physical trauma, infection, poisoning or reaction to...
, a neurological movement disorder - Gestational diabetesGestational diabetesGestational diabetes is a condition in which women without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit high blood glucose levels during pregnancy . It is widely accepted as a disease only in the United States, there is some question whether the condition is natural during pregnancy...
, a form of diabetes associated with pregnancy - Gudermannian function, used in map-making
- GD, the NATO designation for the toxic chemical somanSomanSoman, or GD , is an extremely toxic chemical substance. It is a nerve agent, interfering with normal functioning of the mammalian nervous system by inhibiting the cholinesterase enzyme. As a chemical weapon, it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations according to UN...
- The International Symposium on Graph DrawingInternational Symposium on Graph DrawingThe International Symposium on Graph Drawing is an annual academic conference in which researchers present peer reviewed papers on graph drawing, information visualization of network information, geometric graph theory, and related topics.-Significance:...
, an annual academic conference in which researchers present peer reviewed papers on graph drawing, information visualization of network information, geometric graph theory, and related topics
Other
- gd, ISO 639-1 code for Scottish Gaelic language
- GD, the ISO 3166 country code for GrenadaGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
- Good Delivery, a specification for gold and silver bars
- Gangster DisciplesGangster DisciplesThe Black Gangster Disciple Nation is a gang which was formed on the South-side of Chicago in the late 1960s, by David Barksdale, leader of the Black Disciples, and Larry Hoover, leader of the Supreme Gangsters. The two groups united to form the Black Gangster Disciple Nation .The gang has made...
, a black street gang in the United States - Gardner DenverGardner DenverGardner Denver, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets engineered industrial machinery and related parts and services primarily in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia...
, a US-based manufacturer of industrial equipment - General Delivery (French: Poste restantePoste restantePoste restante or general delivery is a service where the post office holds mail until the recipient calls for it...
), a service where the post office holds mail until the recipient calls for it - General duties, a term used for uniformed officers in the Australian Police
- General DynamicsGeneral DynamicsGeneral Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
, a US-based defense conglomerate - Grateful DeadGrateful DeadThe Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
, an American rock band - Great DepressionGreat DepressionThe Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, sudden collapse of the economy in the 1920s - Green DayGreen DayGreen Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
, an American rock band - A common euphemismEuphemismA euphemism is the substitution of a mild, inoffensive, relatively uncontroversial phrase for another more frank expression that might offend or otherwise suggest something unpleasant to the audience...
for the curse word "goddamn" - Grupo Desportivo (Portuguese for "Sports Group"), an identifier frequently found in the names of football clubs in Portugal
- G-DragonG-DragonAside from Big Bang, G-Dragon also made several solo appearances. After helping produce Taeyang's debut album, he recorded his own version of the album's lead single "Only Look At Me" , titled as the part two version to the song. The single was released digitally...
(born 1988), leader of Korean group Big Bang - GuangdongGuangdongGuangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
, China - Group Discussion