also: エルディー
living-dining room; combined living and dining room
Abbreviation of リビングダイニング. Used in real estate and interior design contexts.
See also: リビングダイニング
The living-dining room in this apartment is spacious and bright.
laser disc; LD
Abbreviation of レーザーディスク. Refers to the optical disc format popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
See also: レーザーディスク
lighting director
Abbreviation used in TV, film, and theater production.
The lighting director is doing the final check of the lights.
Back in the day, we often watched movies on laser disc.
Support for children with learning disabilities is important.
A high-power laser diode is used in this device.
学習障害 is the full medical/educational term for a learning disability, while ＬＤ is its common English-derived abbreviation.
半導体レーザー is the full technical term for a laser diode, while ＬＤ is the shorter abbreviation used in electronics contexts.
Initialism derived from the first letters of the respective English or Japanese terms: Living Dining, Laser Disc, Learning Disability, Lighting Director, and Laser Diode.