OSD may refer to:

Science and medicine

Ocean Science Discussions ''Ocean Science'' is an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. It covers all aspects of oceanography. The journal is available on-line and in print. Papers a ...

, the discussion and review section of the journal ''Ocean Science'' * Optimal shape design, a part of the field of optimal control theory * Oral sedation dentistry, the oral administration of sedatives to facilitate dental procedures * Oral solid dose, a form of oral administration of medication * Osgood–Schlatter disease, an inflammation of the growth plate at the tibial tuberosity which occurs mostly in teenage boys

Technology and computing

Object storage device Object may refer to: General meanings * Object (philosophy), a thing, being, or concept ** Object (abstract), an object which does not exist at any particular time or place ** Physical object, an identifiable collection of matter * Goal, an ...

, computer data storage device that manages data as objects * On-screen display, a feature of visual devices like VCRs and DVD players that displays program, position, and setting data on a connected TV or computer display * Open Source Definition, criteria used by the Open Source Initiative to determine whether or not a software license can be considered open source * OpenSearch Description document, an XML file format that identifies and describes a search engine * Operating System Deployment, a component of Microsoft's

System Center Configuration Manager Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, formerly System Center Configuration Manager and Systems Management Server (SMS) is a systems management software product developed by Microsoft for managing large groups of computers providing remote cont ...

product

Other uses

* Åre Östersund Airport, Sweden, IATA airport code *

Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is a headquarters-level staff of the United States Department of Defense. It is the principal civilian staff element of the U.S. Secretary of Defense, and it assists the Secretary in carrying out aut ...

, the principal staff of the United States Secretary of Defense *

Officer on Special Duty Officer on Special Duty (abbreviated as OSD), or Special Duties Officer, is an officer level in the civil services in Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and the Indian subcontinent. Brunei Darussalam Special Duties Officer (Pegawai Tugas-Tugas Khas) is an ...

, a Bangladeshi, Indian, and Pakistani civil service officer *

Oklahoma School for the Deaf Oklahoma School for the Deaf (OSD) is a State school, public boarding school, residential school for the deaf and hard of hearing students ages 2 through 18. The school teaches K-12 students in Sulphur, Oklahoma, United States. History The firs ...

, a K-12 residential school for the deaf or hard-hearing students *

Olympia School District Olympia School District is a school district (Washington school district number 111) serving 9,829 students (as of the 2020-2021 school year) in the city of Olympia in Thurston County, Washington. The school district has approximately 1200 staff m ...

, a school district in Olympia, Washington * One Shot Deal, a live album by Frank Zappa posthumously released in 2008 *

Oregon School for the Deaf Oregon School for the Deaf (OSD) is a state school in Salem, Oregon, United States. It serves deaf and hard of hearing students from kindergarten through high school, and up to 18 years of age. History Established in November 1870 by the Oregon ...

Overseas Surveys Directorate The Ordnance Survey International or Ordnance Survey Overseas Directorate its predecessors built an archive of air photography, map and survey records for the United Kingdom from 1946 to 1999. The Ordnance Survey International Collection (formerly ...

, the United Kingdom's central survey and mapping organisation for British colonies and protectorates 1984–1991 * Oxnard Elementary School District, a school district in Oxnard, California {{disambiguation