DDS

Oral care credential

DDS is an abbreviation with several meanings depending on context.

Most commonly it stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery, the professional degree held by dentists: My DDS recommended a crown.

In computing, DDS refers to a data distribution service or a digital data storage format.

The abbreviation also appears in gaming contexts for damage-dealing characters or roles.

dental

dentist

Oral care physician

doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
degreeUnit of measurement
orthodonticsDental specialty for alignment

periodontics · endodontics · prosthodontics · licensure · practitioner · clinic · examination · diagnosis · treatment · hygienist

storage

DAT

Digital audio cassette

backupStored duplicate for recovery
cartridgeSealed container for supplies
gigabytesData capacity units

compression · archiving · HP · Sony · capacity · retrieval · datacenter · migration

audio

bitstream

Sequential binary data transmission

samplingExtracting subset for study
audiophileSound quality enthusiast
SonyJapanese electronics and entertainment corporation

Philips · DAC · lossless · playback · conversion · stereo · fidelity

Categories

abbreviationsMr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Jr
titlesMr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Miss
Academic DegreesPhD, MBA, BS, MD, JD
Advanced DegreesPhD, MBA, MD, JD, DBA
Credentialscredential, credentials, degree, diploma, certificate
protocolsprotocol, TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, diplomatic protocol

Opposites

medical specialty type

DDSMD

Physician's degree letters

physician · medical doctor · general practitioner · internist · surgeon

educational attainment

DDSdental patient

Person receiving oral care

dental assistant · patient · dental hygienist · dental technician · layperson

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