CDS may refer to:

Computing and electronics

• Content delivery system is a computer-based system, often web-based for collecting and coordinating electronic documents and communications
• in Avionics, CDS means Cockpit display system, which is another term for Glass cockpit.
• In UPnP/AV, a Content Directory Service, which is allows Digital Media Players to browse content on a server (for example, Windows Media Connect, or Intel VIIV)
• Cadence Design Systems, an American company producing Electronic Design Automation software.

Graphic representation of the world wide web around Wikipedia The World Wide Web (WWW, or simply Web) is an information space in which the items of interest, referred to as resources, are identified by global identifiers called Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cockpit display systems (or CDS) is the part of avionics that manage modern Glass cockpits. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cadence Design Systems, Inc (Nasdaq: CDN, NYSE: CDN) is an electronic design automation (EDA) software company, founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD. As of 2004, Cadence is the worlds largest supplier of electronic design technologies and engineering services. ... PCB Layout Program Electronic design automation (EDA) is the category of tools for designing and producing electronic systems ranging from printed circuit boards (PCBs) to integrated circuits. ...

Science

• Coding sequence, a term used in molecular biology for a part of a DNA sequence that contains a gene (and thus "codes" for a protein).
• Cadmium Sulfide photoresistor, an optoelectronic component.

Molecular biology is the study of biology at a molecular level. ... For a non-technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to Genetics. ... Cadmium sulfide (UK English sulphide), the mineral greenockite, is an hexagonal, yellowish crystal with specific gravity of 4. ... LDR The internal components of a photoelectric control for a typical American streetlight. ... Optoelectronics is the study and application of electronic devices that interact with light. ...

Music

• A CD single contains only a single or a few tracks.
• The name of a band, standing for cats, dogs, seals.

A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ...

Finance

• Credit default swap, a type of credit derivative

A credit default swap (CDS) is a bilateral contract under which two counterparties agree to isolate and separately trade the credit risk of (at least one) third party entity. ... // A credit derivative is a financial instrument or derivative (finance) whose price and value derives from the creditworthiness of the obligations of a third party, which is isolated and traded. ...

Defense

• The Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom), the professional head of the military in the United Kingdom
• The Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada), the professional head of the military in Canada
• The Counterfeit Deterrence System developed by the Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group -- compare EURion constellation

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the British Armed Forces. ... The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) (French: le Chef détat-major de la défense) is the senior member of the Canadian Forces and reports directly to the Minister of National Defence. ... The Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group (CBCDG)’s mission is to investigate emerging threats to the security of banknotes and to propose solutions for implementation by issuing authorities. ... The small circles or dots constituting the EURion constellation are clearly visible on the centre-left of 10 euro banknotes. ...

Politics

• Centro Democrático y Social, a former Spanish political party
• Centre des démocrates sociaux, a French political party, which became Force démocrate in 1995
• Centro Democrático e Social/Partido Popular, a Portuguese political party
• Convention Démocratique et Sociale-Rahama, a Nigerian political party
• Social Democratic Convention, a Malian political party
• Christian Democratic Students, a Flemish student party, related to CD&V (the Flemish Christian Democrats)

Democratic and Social Centre (in Spanish: Centro Democrático y Social) was a political party in Spain, existing from 1982 to 2006. ... The Democratic and Social Centre (Centre des démocrates sociaux, CDS) was a French christian-democratic party. ... Political parties in France lists political parties in France. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Democratic and Social Centre/Peoples Party (Portuguese: Centro Democrático e Social/Partido Popular, pron. ... The Democratic and Social Convention (French: Convention démocratique et sociale-Rahama) is a political party in Niger. ...

Other uses

• The Canadian Depository for Securities, Canada's national securities depository, clearing and settlement hub.
• Career Depression Syndrome, dissatisfaction in one's career. See also burnout
• Cast Deployment System, a term in DisneySpeak indicating a computerized "clocking in" program utilized by the Walt Disney Company to record cast member work times
• Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, a French astronomical database
• Certified Director of Safety designation issued by the North American Transportation Management Institute (NATMI)
• Child-directed speech - see Baby talk
• Cinema Digital Sound, short-lived theatrical surround sound system of the early 1990s
• Carolina Day School, a private school in Asheville,NC
• Commercial Data Systems, Inc., a computer systems reseller based in Honolulu, Hawaii
• Commercial Data Systems, Ltd., a software publisher and technology company based in Emerald Park, Saskatchewan
• Conceptual Data Structures, a set of semantic relations that frequently occur in common knowledge objects like texts, documents, notes...
• Controlled/Dangerous Substance, as defined by the Controlled Substances Act
• Combined Defence Services Examination Conducted by UPSC for induction into the Indian Armed Forces
• Centre for Development Studies, a development research institute at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala, India, established by the noted economist Professor K. N. Raj

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