rad

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

rad
    n 1: a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per
         gram of irradiated material
    2: the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme
       International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a
       circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius
       (approximately 57.295 degrees) [syn: {radian}, {rad}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rad \Rad\ (r[a^]d), n. [radiation absorbed dose.]
   A unit of measurement of the amount of ionizing radiation
   absorbed by an object, equal to an energy of 100 ergs per
   gram of irradiated material (equal to 0.01 gray).
   [PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rad \Rad\ (r[a^]d), obs.
   imp. & p. p. of {Read}, {Rede}. --Spenser.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

RAD

   <programming> {Rapid Application Development}.

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

RAD
       Rapid Access Disk

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

RAD
       Rapid Application Development [toolkit] (Delphi, Borland)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

RAD
       Research And Development [data communications] (manufacturer)

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