DEM was the
ISO 4217
ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...
currency code for the
Deutsche Mark, former currency of Germany
Computing
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Digital elevation model, a digital representation of ground-surface topography or terrain
** .dem, a common extension for
USGS DEM files
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Discrete element method or discrete element modeling, a family of numerical methods for computing the motion of a large number of small particles (like molecules or grains of sand)
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Diffuse element method, a numerical simulation method used (for example) to solve partial differential equations
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Display Encode Mode, a feature of the AMD's Video Codec Engine
* Distance Estimation Method, for drawing
Julia sets or
Mandelbrot sets
Organisations
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Department of Environmental Management, a name of various government entities
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Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
Active parties Africa
*Botswana Democratic Party
*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
*Demo ...
, short form of the name of the political parties in the world
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Democratic Party (United States)
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Democrats (Brazil)
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Dravske elektrarne Maribor d.o.o., an electric power company in Slovenia
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Day Eight Music, a record label founded by Jonas Hellborg
Other uses
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Dem language
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Demonstrative
Demonstratives (abbreviated ) are words, such as ''this'' and ''that'', used to indicate which entities are being referred to and to distinguish those entities from others. They are typically deictic; their meaning depending on a particular frame ...
case (abbreviated )
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Deus ex machina (
Latin; literally "a god from a machine"), a resolution to a story that does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and that is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of disbelief, and presumably allows the author, director, or developer to end the story in the way that he or she desired
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Diethyl malonate, the diethyl ester of malonic acid
* Dynamic element matching, a technique used in
integrated circuit
An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is a set of electronic circuits on one small flat piece (or "chip") of semiconductor material, usually silicon. Large numbers of tiny ...
s design to compensate for components mismatch
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