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  • initialism computing Rapid Application Development.
  • initialism Radiation Assessment Detector.

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  • E. SMART: Well, tomorrow we're going to kick off Partners In Safety, and we have teamed up with the Girl Scouts of Utah, along with law enforcement, a company -- a non-profit called RAD Kids, another one, KinderVision and then the National Center.

    CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2004 2004

  • I used the word RAD because in my opinion application development is faster as compared to Oracle Forms and in turn to any tool used with Oracle Database.

    Bloggers.Pakistan 2008

  • Incredibly well written, as usual, and just plain RAD.

    You Got A Problem With My Boobies, PUNK? | Her Bad Mother 2008

  • It is interesting to note that the original name for what is now called RAD was "Rapid Prototyping Tools."

    Technology Snake Oil, Part 2: RAD Neal Ford 2005

  • LAVANDERA: Candy developed the confidence to fight back in a self-defense training course called RAD Kids.

    CNN Transcript May 18, 2005 2005

  • LAVANDERA: Candy developed the confidence to fight back in a self-defense training course called RAD Kids.

    CNN Transcript Apr 18, 2005 2005

  • The new "2011" release, known as RAD Studio XE, offers new capabilities to improve application performance, streamline the development process, and accelerate the time it takes to build ultra-fast, native Windows,.

    EDN Feed 2010

  • The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office is offering a Senior Adult Self-Defense program in April called RAD for Seniors, according to Sheriff Ken J. Mascara.

    tcpalm.com Stories 2010

  • After rocking the one big earring look on Monday (which 45 percent of you called "RAD" and 55 percent of you found "BAD"), Swedish Princess Victoria ditched her statement jewelry on Wednesday while visiting the Swedish pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

    Princess Victoria Dons Red, Accessorizes With Belt & Barrette (PHOTOS, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • As noted by the authors of "RAD," PNAC was based on the defense strategy outlined by Dick Cheney's Defense Department in the 1992 Defense Policy Guidance (DPG) at the end of the George H.W. Bush administration.

    Hell to Pay 2008

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