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pwd

pwd noun: unix command to print the working directory. Also the abbreviation of password.

Noun (1)

pwd (plural pwds)

  1. Unix command to print the working directory

Noun (2) capitalized: PWD

PWD (plural PWDs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of public works department.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Portuguese Water Dog.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of person with disability.
    • Again, any subject concerning the situation or welfare of mankind has a direct or indirect bearing on PWDs either both as members of society and as PWDs.1999, Alex Ndeezi, Progress and challenges with constitutional and legal provisions on disability
    • Polyrhythmic refers to the rhythm of identity markers changing in importance to the person and to society. A person may identify more as a woman and second as a PWD. Disabilities can be visible and invisible.2014, Neal F. Chalofsky, Handbook of Human Resource Development, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 302

Also used as

pwd is also the abbreviation of password.

Forms of pwd

pluralpwds
pluralPWDs

Questions about pwd

What does pwd mean?
Pwd means unix command to print the working directory.
What part of speech is pwd?
Pwd is a noun.
What is the plural of pwd?
The plural of pwd is pwds.

Words near pwd in the dictionary

  1. PWC
  2. pwca
  3. PWCer
  4. PWCers
  5. PWCs
  6. pwd
  7. pwds
  8. PWE
  9. pwetty
  10. PWFA
  11. PWH

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