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An abbreviation for Centimeter, Gram, Second. -- applied to a system of units much employed in physical science, based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the unit of time. [ 1913 Webster ]

An abbreviation for Confédération Générale du Travail (the French syndicalist labor union). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. (Commerce) an abbreviation of collect on delivery; payment due by the recipient on delivery; as, a COD parcel. [ Also spelled COD. ]
Syn. -- collect, collect on delivery. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. abbr. (Commerce) an abbreviation of collect on delivery; a method of payment by which goods are paid for when they are delivered to the customer's home or place of business. Contrasted to payment in advance or terms or credit.
Syn. -- collect on delivery. [ PJC ]

n. abbr. 1. (Computers) The central processing unit, that part of the electronic circuitry of a computer in which the arithmetic and logical operations are performed on input data, which are thereby converted to output data; it is usually located on the mainboard, or motherboard, of a computer. The CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached. Most personal computers as of 1998 had only one CPU, but some computers may have more than one CPU. [ acronym ]
Syn. -- central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. Same as curriculum vitae; -- a commonly used initialism. [ initialism ] [ PJC ]