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CCD

American  

abbreviation

  1. Electronics. charge-coupled device.

  2. colony collapse disorder.

  3. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine.


CCD British  

abbreviation

  1. charge-coupled device

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Those who keep and study bees, as Jesse Plemons’s character does in the chilling sci-fi black comedy “Bugonia,” have paid a lot of attention to a phenomenon called colony collapse disorder, or CCD.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

At its peak, CCD boasted over 1,700 outlets, serving as a popular gathering spot for students and young adults.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Around one in a million people has CCD, meaning it has received little attention historically.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022

Meanwhile, in CCD class, we were told that God so loved us that he sent his only son to earth to suffer for our sins.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022

Malcolm could see she was troubled, and he wished he hadn’t asked about the CCD.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman