MSD may refer to:

People

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahendra Singh Dhoni (; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper batsmen and captains and one of the greatest O ...

or MSD (born 1981), Indian cricketer

Companies

* Merck Sharp and Dohme, an international name of Merck & Co., the U.S. and Canada pharmaceutical company formerly related to German Merck KGaA *

MSD Capital DFO Management, LLC (formerly MSD Capital) is an American family office that manages the capital of Michael Dell and his family. The firm, which is based in New York City and has offices in Santa Monica and West Palm Beach, was formed in 1998. ...

, a private investment firm owned by personal computer entrepreneur Michael Dell * MSD Ignition, a company that specializes in automotive-ignition components; MSD stands for "multiple spark discharge" * Motor Sports Developments, an automotive-engineering company based in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom; ''see

X25XE X, or x, is the twenty-fourth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ex'' (pronounced ), plural ''exes''."X", '' ...

Computers

Mass storage device In computing, mass storage refers to the Data storage, storage of large amounts of data in a persistence (computer science), persisting and machine-readable data, machine-readable fashion. In general, the term ''mass'' in ''mass storage'' is use ...

, like a USB key *

Memory Stick Duo The Memory Stick is a removable flash memory card format, originally launched by Sony in late 1998. In addition to the original Memory Stick, this family includes the Memory Stick PRO, a revision that allows greater maximum storage capacity and ...

, a type of solid digital data storage device *

Microsoft Diagnostics Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD) was a software tool developed by Microsoft to assist in the diagnostics of 1990s-era computers. Users primarily deployed this tool to provide detailed technical information about the user's software and hardware and ...

, a computer diagnostic program shipped with various versions of DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems * Modem Sharing Device *

MSD Super Disk The MSD Super Disk were a series of 5¼-inch floppy disk drives compatible to some degree with the Commodore 1541 disk drive. produced by Micro Systems Development (Dallas, Texas; later MSD Systems) for use with Commodore 8-bit home computers. T ...

, a floppy-disk drive for Commodore 8-bit systems * miniSD/microSD

Organizations

Schools and school districts

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is a State school, public Secondary school, high school in Parkland, Florida, United States. Established in 1990 as part of the Broward County Public Schools district and named after the writer Marjory Stonem ...

, Florida, United States **

Stoneman Douglas High School shooting On February 14, 2018, a mass shooting occurred when 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, part of the Miami metropolitan area, Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 18 ot ...

* Marshall School District in Marshall, Arkansas, United States *

Maryland School for the Deaf The Maryland School for the Deaf (MSD) offers public education at no cost to deaf and hard-of-hearing Maryland residents between the ages of zero and 21. It has two campuses located in Frederick and Columbia, Maryland. History Prior to the op ...

, United States *

Milford School District Milford School District is the school district of Milford, Delaware, United States. It includes areas in Kent County and Sussex County, including all of Milford, Ellendale, Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by popu ...

, a school district in Milford, Delaware, United States *

Missouri School for the Deaf Missouri School for the Deaf (MSD) is a school in Fulton, Missouri Fulton is the largest city in and the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri, Callaway County, Missouri, United States. Located about northeast of Jefferson City, Missouri, Je ...

Moscow School District The Moscow School District #281 is a public school district located in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho. It has three elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one alternative high school. The district includes Moscow and Viola. ...

in Moscow, Idaho, United States

Other organizations

* ''Meclîsa Sûriya Demokratîk'' or

Syrian Democratic Council The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) is the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). The SDC's stated mission is working towards the implementation of a "Pluralistic, democ ...

, the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria *

Metro de Santo Domingo The Santo Domingo Metro () is a rapid transit system in Greater Santo Domingo. Serving the capital of the Dominican Republic, it is the most extensive metro system in the insular Caribbean and Central American region by length and number of stati ...

, a rapid-transit system in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic *

Ministry of Social Development (New Zealand) The Ministry of Social Development (MSD; Māori language, Māori: ''Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora'') is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the New Zealand Government on social policy, and providing social services. M ...

Mission Science Division The Earth and Mission Science Division is a group of European Space Agency (ESA) staff mission scientists, contractors, research fellows, young graduates, trainees, and administrative staff working within the Climate Action, Sustainability and Sci ...

, a group of scientists, research fellows and young graduates working at the European Space Agency * ''Mladí sociální demokraté'' or

Young Social Democrats (Czech Republic) The Young Social Democrats (, MSD) is a social-democratic youth organisation in Czech Republic. While not part of the Social Democracy Social democracy is a Social philosophy, social, Economic ideology, economic, and political philosophy wit ...

, a social democratic youth organization in the Czech Republic * ''Mladí sociálni demokrati'' or Young Social Democrats (Slovakia), a social democratic youth organization in Slovakia *

Mobile Security Deployments Mobile Security Deployments (MSD) is a small specialized tactical unit within the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) of the United States Department of State. The MSD provides U.S. embassies and consulates with security support, protects the Se ...

, the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service's tactical unit * MSD (Межправительственный совет дорожников) or Intergovernmental Council of Roads, the road authority organisation of the

Commonwealth of Independent States The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional organization, regional intergovernmental organization in Eurasia. It was formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It covers an ar ...

Science and medicine

Macromolecular Structure Database A macromolecule is a "molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass." Polymers are physi ...

, one of the services provided by the European Bioinformatics Institute * Major hypersomnolence disorder * Marine sanitation device, used in the Regulation of ship pollution in the United States#Marine sanitation devices *

Mars solar date Though no standard exists, numerous calendars and other timekeeping approaches have been proposed for the planet Mars. The most commonly seen in the scientific literature denotes the time of year as the number of degrees on its orbit from the no ...

Mass spectrometric detector A chromatography detector is a device that detects and quantifies separated compounds as they elute from the Chromatography column, chromatographic column. These detectors are integral to various chromatographic techniques, such as gas chromatograph ...

, a type of chromatography detector *

Mean squared displacement In statistical mechanics, the mean squared displacement (MSD), also called mean square displacement, average squared displacement, or mean square fluctuation, is a measure of the deviation of the position of a particle with respect to a referenc ...

, a statistical measure of random motion *

Mean signed deviation In statistics, the mean signed difference (MSD), also known as mean signed deviation, mean signed error, or mean bias error is a sample statistic that summarizes how well a set of estimates \hat_i match the quantities \theta_i that they are suppose ...

, a measure of statistical deviation *

Multiple sulfatase deficiency Multiple sulfatase deficiency (MSD), also known as Austin disease, or mucosulfatidosis, is a very rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency in multiple sulfatase enzymes, or in formylglycine-generating enzyme, whi ...

, a very rare form of metachromatic leukodystrophy *

Musculoskeletal disorders Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are injuries or pain in the human musculoskeletal system, including the joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, tendons, and structures that support limbs, neck and back. MSDs can arise from a sudden exertion (e.g., l ...

Other uses

* Magnetic switchable device, a passive magnetic mount that can be activated or deactivated *

Master Scuba Diver Master Scuba Diver (MSD) is a scuba diving Scuba diving is a Diving mode, mode of underwater diving whereby divers use Scuba set, breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a l ...

, a certification level in recreational scuba diving * Master of Science in Dentistry, a

dental degree A number of professional degrees in dentistry are offered by dental schools in various countries around the world. Degrees Dental degrees may include: Bachelor's degree * Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) * Bachelor's degree of Dentistry (BDS ...

* Master of Sport Directorship, at

Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University is located in the centre of Manchester, England. The university has 40,000 students and over 4,000 members of staff. It is home to four faculties (Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Health and Education ...

* Mean Shortest Distance, in the context of the PGP Web of trust * Minimum string distance, the number of insertions, deletions, or substitutions to transform one string into another in minimum string distance error rate * Station code for

Moorside railway station Moorside railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wardley, Greater Manchester, England. The station stands on Moorside Road, close to the junction with Chorley Road ( A6). Moorside is a local station on the Atherton Line betwe ...

, England *

Moscow Summer Time Moscow Time (MSK; ) is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia, and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second-westernmost of the eleven time in Russia, time zones of Russia, after the non-continguous Kaliningrad ...

Most significant digit Significant figures, also referred to as significant digits, are specific digits within a number that is written in positional notation that carry both reliability and necessity in conveying a particular quantity. When presenting the outcome ...

* Postal code for

Msida Msida (, ) is a harbour town in the Eastern Region, Malta, Eastern Region of Malta with a population of 7,623 (2021). Location The town is located just west of Valletta on the northeast coast of Malta. The neighbouring towns of Msida are Ta' ...

, Malta {{disambiguation