CDC

1. abbreviationhistoricalinitialismbusinessInitialism of Control Data Corporation.
2. USabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

   In 2016, the CDC established guidelines for prescribing narcotics for chronic pain.

   2017 March 20, Nadia Kounang, “Prescriptions may hold clues to who gets hooked on opioids, study says”, in CNN

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   A 2009 multistate CDC survey off over seventy thousand adults found that more than 35 percent of people slept fewer than seven hours per night.

   2018, Timothy R. Jennings, The Aging Brain, →ISBN, pages 64–65

   When CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts, she chose protecting the public over serving a political agenda. For that, she has been targeted.

   2025 August 28, Robert Mackey, quoting Mark Zaid and David Lowell, “CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

3. abbreviationinitialismJava programming languageInitialism of Connected Device Configuration.
4. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of Clark Development Corporation.

plural CDCs

1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of change data capture.
2. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of clock domain crossing.
3. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of centre for disease control.
4. abbreviationinitialismcookingInitialism of chef de cuisine.

   Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri): You were the most excellent CDC at the most excellent restaurant in the entire United States of America. So, what are you doing here, I guess? Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White): Making sandwiches.

   2022 June 23, Christopher Storer, “System”, in Christopher Storer, director, The Bear, season 1, episode 1, via Hulu