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CRTcathode-ray tube
crystcrystal
crystallcrystalline
CSComposite Symbology
csccosecant of
CSMA/CDcarrier sense multiple access/collision detection
CSPchanneled substrate planar
CSSconical scan sensor
CTcomputed tomography; chemical transfer; center thickness
CTDcharge-transfer device
CTEcharge-transfer efficiency; coefficient of thermal expansion
CTHchromium thulium holmium
CTLMcharge-transfer light modulator
CTRcurrent transfer ratio; cloud-top radiometer
cucubic
CVDchemical vapor deposition; compact videodisc
CVFcontinuously variable filter
CVLcopper vapor laser
CVROScompact video-rate optical scanner
CWcontinuous wave; clockwise
CWDMcoarse wavelength division multiplexing
cylcylinder
CzCzochralski technique
Ddensity; diopter
ddeci-
D*detectivity
D/Adigital-to-analog
dadeka-
DAAdata acquisition and analysis
DACdigital-to-analog converter
DAMAdiode array multichannel analyzer
daNmdekaNewton meter
DAPdeformation of aligned phase
DARLIdigital angular readout by laser interferometry
DARPADefense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DASdifferential absorption scattering; detector angular subtense; dual attachment station
DATdigital audiotape
dBdecibel
dBmdecibels above 1 milliwatt
DBRdistributed Bragg reflector
DCdirect current
DCFPdynamic cross-field photomultiplier
DCGdichromated gelatin
DCMdispersion compensation module
DCSdata collection system; digital access and cross-connect systems; dual-cone scanner
DDSdoped deposited silica (Corning process)
DEdisplay electronics
DEAdisplay electronics assemblies
degdegrees
DEMdigital elevation model
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