an electronic device, used in imaging and signal processing, in which information is represented as packets of electric charge that are stored in an array of tiny closely spaced capacitors and can be moved from one capacitor to another in a controlled way
Abbreviation: CCD
CCD in American English
(ˌsiˌsiˈdi)
noun
a light-sensitive electronic detector that converts an image into electronic signals which can be stored, displayed, etc., used in cameras, telescopes, etc.
Word origin
c(harge-)c(oupled) d(evice)
Examples of 'CCD' in a sentence
CCD
He must have had Sister Agatha when he was in CCD classes, Kate thought in passing.
Isobel Bird CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 14: THE CHALLENGE BOX (2002)