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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   RD \R&D\ ([aum]r"[a^]n*d[=e]"), n. [research and development.]
      Research and development; used mostly to refer to the
      division of a corporation responsible for performing research
      and developing new products, or the activitie performed by
      that division; -- a commonly used abbreviation.
      Syn: R and D, research and development. [PJC]