- ABCD
ABCD is a list of the first four letters in the
English alphabet . It may also refer to:In medicine:
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ABC (medical) , also known as ABCD, a mnemonic for steps in resuscitation
*ABCD rating , a staging system for prostate cancer
*ABCD syndrome , a genetic disorder
*ABCD guideline , a heuristic for detecting melanomasIn science:
*ABCD matrix analysis , a type of ray tracing technique used in the design of some optical systems
*ABCD-parameters , a type of properties describing the electrical behavior of linear electrical networksIn other fields:
*Access to Biological Collections Data , anXML schema for storing and sharing life science specimen data
*CompTIA , also known as the Association of Better Computer Dealers
*ABCD Region , an industrial district outside of São Paulo, Brazil
*American-Born Confused Desi , refers to American youth of South Asian descent.
**ABCD (film) , film about growing up in New York as a first or second generation South Asian American
*Asset-Based Community Development , a methodology that seeks to uncover and highlight the strengths within communities
* USS Atlanta, USS Boston, USS Chicago, andUSS Dolphin (PG-24) , the first four steel ships built during the "New Navy" period of U.S. Naval history
* American, British, Chinese, Dutch - the main powers opposing theEmpire of Japan prior thePacific War inWorld War II
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