pd : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pd	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for pd
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pd n a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry Synonym(s): palladium, Pd, atomic number 46
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
PD /P-D/ adj. [common] Abbreviation for `public domain', applied to software distributed over {Usenet} and from Internet archive sites. Much of this software is not in fact public domain in the legal sense but travels under various copyrights granting reproduction and use rights to anyone who can {snarf} a copy. See {copyleft}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PD {public domain}