noun
Charge-Coupled Device; CCD
Technical term in computing and electronics; refers to the semiconductor device used in image sensors.
デジタルカメラのイメージセンサーには電荷結合素子が使われている。
Charge-Coupled Devices are used in the image sensors of digital cameras.
CMOS sensor is a different type of image sensor technology; CCD is an older technology with different characteristics.
Compound of 電荷 (electric charge), 結合 (coupling), and 素子 (element, device). A direct translation of the English term 'Charge-Coupled Device'.