CDI

See also: CD-i and CD-I

English

Noun

CDI (countable and uncountable, plural CDIs)

(automotive) Initialism of capacitor discharge ignition.
(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.
(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).
(US military slang) Ellipsis of CDI factor.
- 2013, Anne Calhoun, Uncommon Pleasure‎, 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.”