CID

See also: cid, Cid, cíd, and ɔid

English

Pronunciation

(acronym; soft "c", central information display):

• IPA^(key): /sɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɪd

Noun

CID (countable and uncountable, plural CIDs)

1. caller identification; a feature that identifies the phone number of the caller.
2. Abbreviation of combat identification; compare IFF.
3. Acronym of center/centre instrument display.
4. Initialism of criminal investigation/investigative division/department.
5. (automotive) Initialism of cubic inches displacement; cubic inches of displacement.

Proper noun

CID

1. (British, law enforcement, initialism) Scotland Yard Criminal Investigation Department
2. (US, military, law enforcement, initialism) U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
3. (US, military, law enforcement, initialism) Former name of NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigation Division).

Anagrams

• CD-I, CD-i, CDI, DCI, DIC, ICD, IDC

Italian

Noun

CID f

1. (medicine) initialism of coagulazione intravascolare disseminata; DIC.