VPD may refer to:
Science and technology
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Vaccine-preventable diseases
A vaccine-preventable disease is an infectious disease for which an effective preventive vaccine exists. If a person acquires a vaccine-preventable disease and dies from it, the death is considered a vaccine-preventable death.
The most common and ...
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Vapour phase decomposition
Vapour phase decomposition (VPD) is a method used in the semiconductor industry to improve the sensitivity of total-reflection x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy by changing the contaminant from a thin layer (which has an angle-dependent fluorescenc ...
, a method used in the semiconductor industry
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Vapour-pressure deficit
Vapour pressure-deficit, or VPD, is the difference (deficit) between the amount of moisture in the air and how much moisture the air can hold when it is saturated.
In equation form:
VPD = e_s(T_a) - e_a
e_a = actual vapor pressure
e_s(T_a) ...
, a measure of the difference between air humidity and saturation
Computing
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Virtual private database A virtual private database or VPD masks data in a larger database so that only a subset of the data appears to exist, without actually segregating data into different tables, schemas or databases. A typical application is constraining sites, departm ...
, masks data in a larger database
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Virtual product development
Virtual product development (VPD) is the practice of developing and prototyping products in a completely digital 2D/3D environment. VPD has four main components:
*virtual product design (3D shape, 2D graphics/copy)
*virtual product simulation ( ...
, developing and prototyping products in a completely digital 2D/3D environment
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Vital Product Data, in computer hardware or in AIX Object Data Manager terminology
Other uses
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Vancouver Police Department
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) () is the police force in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several police departments within the Greater Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Area and is the second largest police force in the provinc ...
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Venezuelan Primera División
The Primera División (; ), or Liga Venezolana (; ) is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. It is organized by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol.
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, top-level association football league in Venezuela
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