CDS

CDS, CDs, Cds, etc. may refer to:

Finance

Chief Defence Scientist
, the head of the Australian Defence Science & Technology
Chief of the Defence Staff (disambiguation)
- Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
- Chief of the Defence Staff (France)
- Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)
- Chief of the Defence Staff (India)
- Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)
- Chief of the Defence Staff, of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces
- Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)
- Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
Comprehensive Display System, a command, control, and coordination system used by the British Royal Navy in the 1960s to track aircraft
South American Defense Council (Consejo de Defensa Sudamericano), of the Union of South American Nations

Campaign for Democratic Socialism, a former group within the British Labour Party; forerunner to the Social Democratic Party
Centre des démocrates sociaux
(Centre of Social Democrats), a French political party; see
CDS – People's Party (Centro Democrático e Social – Partido Popular), a Portuguese political party
Centro Democrático y Social
(Democratic and Social Centre), a former Spanish political party
Convention démocratique et sociale-Rahama
(Democratic and Social Convention), a political party in Niger

Cadmium sulfide (CdS), an inorganic compound
Climate Data Store
, a central component of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
Chromatography data system
, software collecting and analyzing chromatographic results
Coding DNA sequence
, that portion of a gene's DNA or RNA, composed of exons, that codes for protein
Correlated double sampling, a method to measure electrical values such as voltages or currents that allows removing an undesired offset
Chlorine Dioxide Solution
, a toxic solution of sodium chlorite, falsely promoted as a universal cure
Cytosolic DNA Sensor, molecule that detects microbial double-stranded DNA in the cytosol and activates signaling pathways that initiate anti-microbial responses

Current Directory Structure
, an important internal data structure in DOS
Compact discs (CDs)
CD single (CDS), a music single in the form of a standard size compact disc
Cockpit display system
Cross-domain solution, processes that transfer data between security domains
Cinema Digital Sound, a multi-channel surround sound format used for theatrical films in the early 1990s

Common Data Set
Community day school, a school system used in the state of California, US
Coulsdon South railway station, London, England (National Rail station code)
Country Day School movement
Child-directed speech
, or baby talk
Condensed distillers solubles, also referred to as distillers grains, a cereal byproduct of the distillation process
Container delivery system, a system used for airdrops
Controlled/dangerous substance, as defined by the Controlled Substances Act
Combined Defence Services Examination, abbreviated as CDS, Indian military examination
Certified Director of Safety (Designation from NATMI - the North American Transportation Management Institute in conjunction with the University of Central Florida)
Customs Declaration Service, a UK customs management system and planned successor of CHIEF.
ADHD