BCD may refer to:
Computing
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Binary-coded decimal
In computing and electronic systems, binary-coded decimal (BCD) is a class of binary encodings of decimal numbers where each digit is represented by a fixed number of bits, usually four or eight. Sometimes, special bit patterns are used f ...
, a representation of decimal digits in binary
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BCD (character encoding)
BCD (''binary-coded decimal''), also called alphanumeric BCD, alphameric BCD, BCD Interchange Code, or BCDIC, is a family of representations of numerals, uppercase Latin letters, and some special and control characters as six-bit character code ...
, a 6-bit superset of binary-coded decimal derived from the binary encoding of the same name
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Boot Configuration Data, the configuration data required to boot Microsoft Windows Vista and later
* Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS, a type of
BiCMOS
Bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS) is a semiconductor technology that integrates two semiconductor technologies, those of the bipolar junction transistor and the CMOS (complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor) logic gate, into a single integrated circuit. ...
semiconductor technology
Organisations
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Banque de commerce et de développement, a defunct bank in Burundi
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Basnahira Cricket Dundee, a Sri Lankan cricket team
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BCD Tofu House, a Los Angeles-based Korean restaurant chain
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BCD Travel, a provider of global corporate travel management
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Belarusian Christian Democracy
The Belarusian Christian Democracy (; ; BCD or BKhD) is a Christian-democratic political party in Belarus, established in 2005, which claims to be the continuation of a identically named movement, which existed at the beginning of the 20th cent ...
, a
Christian-democratic
Christian democracy is an ideology inspired by Christian social teaching to respond to the challenges of contemporary society and politics.
Christian democracy has drawn mainly from Catholic social teaching and neo-scholasticism, as well a ...
political party in
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
.
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Berkshire Country Day School, an independent school in Lenox, Massachusetts, US
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Bid Closing Date The closing date for a bid is a specific date (and usually a specific time) when the bid is closed to the public for bid submissions. At this point, only the submitted proposals will be considered eligible.
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The British Columbia Dragoons
The British Columbia Dragoons (BCD) is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Army. It is based in Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia, and is part of 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group.
Both Regim ...
, a Canadian Forces armoured regiment
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Battlefield Coordination Detachment
The Battlefield Coordination Detachment (US Army), or BCD, is the senior United States Army liaison element of the Army Air Ground System. The BCD serves as a bridge between the senior US Army headquarters element and the senior Air Force headquar ...
, is the senior United States Army liaison element of the Army Air Ground System.
Places
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Bacolod–Silay International Airport (IATA code), Silay City, Philippines
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Beirut Central District
The Beirut Central District is the historical and geographical central business district, core of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Also called downtown Beirut, it has been described as the “vibrant financial, commercial, and administrative ...
, Beirut, Lebanon
Other uses
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Bad conduct discharge
A military discharge is given when a member of the armed forces is released from their obligation to serve. Each country's military has different types of discharge. They are generally based on whether the persons completed their training and the ...
, a form of discharge from US military service, sometimes referred to colloquially as a "big chicken dinner".
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Barrels per calendar day, a unit for measuring output of oil refineries
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Blue compact dwarf galaxy
A dwarf galaxy is a small galaxy composed of about 1000 up to several billion stars, as compared to the Milky Way's 200–400 billion stars. The Large Magellanic Cloud, which closely orbits the Milky Way and contains over 30 billion stars, is so ...
, a small galaxy which contains large clusters of young, hot, massive stars
* Board-certified diplomate, in the
list of credentials in psychology
This list is of professional and academic credentials in the field of psychology and allied fields in North America, including education, counseling, social work, and family therapy.
Degrees
Although undergraduate (Bachelor's) degrees for psycho ...
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Buoyancy control device, in scuba diving
* Bolt circle diameter, for example, of a
crankset
The crankset (in the US) or chainset (in the UK) is the component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion used to drive the chain or belt, which in turn drives the rear wheel ...
, of a
bicycle disc brake, or in
wheel sizing
* "Behind closed doors", a marketing term for previewing a product to a select audience
See also
* BCD in the sugar baby/sugar daddy (SBSD) community means Behind Closed Doors.
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BCDS (disambiguation)
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