CDI

See also: CD-i and CD-I

English

Noun

CDI (countable and uncountable, plural CDIs)

1. (automotive) Initialism of capacitor discharge ignition.
2. (software architecture) Initialism of context(s) and dependency injection
   • 2022, Giuseppe Bonocore, Arunee Singhchawla, Hands-On Software Architecture with Java, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 185:

     Moreover, the CDI concept rationalizes the application structure by making the wiring points of one class with others explicit.

3. (pathology) Initialism of Clostridioides difficile infection.
   • 2021 June 3, M. Nedim. N. Ince, Gastrointestinal Infections, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 333:

     […] CDI should be placed on preemptive contact precautions pending the Clostridioides difficile test results. Patients with CDI should be admitted to a private room with a dedicated toilet to decrease transmission to other patients.

   • 2022 March 17, Stephen Berger, MD et al., Clostridioides Difficile Colitis: Global Status: 2022 edition, GIDEON Informatics Inc, →ISBN, page 70:

     The highest incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among hospitalized patients is reported in the Northeast and during spring months; highest CDI mortality rates are reported in the Midwest and during winter (2001 to 2010).

4. (US military slang) Ellipsis of CDI factor.
   • 2013, Anne Calhoun, Uncommon Pleasure‎^[1], Heat, →ISBN:

     Lauren turned to him and said, “I grew up on Army bases, so I know what CDI means. Chicks Dig It. The average male thinks things that go boom have a higher CDI than the hard work of diplomacy.”

Further reading

• CDI on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• CID, DCI, DIC, ICD, IDC

French

Etymology 1

Initialism of contrat à durée indéterminée (“contract of undetermined length”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.de.i/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

CDI m (plural CDI)

1. open-ended contract

   Coordinate term: CDD

Etymology 2

Initialism of centre de documentation et d’information (“centre of documentation and of information”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.de.i/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

CDI m (plural CDI)

1. documentation and information centre