DR facts for kids

DR, Dr, or dr are short forms or abbreviations that can mean many different things. Often, what it refers to depends on where it is used.

• A Doctor is a person who has earned a special advanced degree from a university. This title is also used for medical doctors or dentists.

Businesses and Companies

DR in Entertainment

• DR (broadcaster) is Denmark's national public broadcasting company. It's like a TV and radio station owned by the government that provides news, shows, and music for everyone in Denmark.

DR in Manufacturing and Cars

• DR Handmade Strings makes guitar strings. These are the strings musicians use on their guitars to play music.
• DR Motor Company is an Italian company that makes cars.

DR in Technology and Transport

• Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany) was a railway company in East Germany a long time ago. It was in charge of trains and railways in that part of Germany.
• Digital Research was a software company that made computer programs in the early days of computers.
• Ruili Airlines uses "DR" as its special code for flights. It's an airline from China.

Places

• The Dominican Republic is a country located on an island in the Caribbean Sea. It shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. It's known for its beautiful beaches and vibrant culture.

Science and Technology

DR in Navigation and Measurement

• Dead reckoning is a way to figure out your current position by using a known past position and then estimating how far and in what direction you've moved since then. Sailors and pilots often use this method.
• A Dram is a very old unit of measurement. It can be used for both weight (like a small amount of medicine) and volume (like a tiny bit of liquid).

DR in Imaging and Sound

• Digital radiography is a modern way of taking X-rays. Instead of using film, it uses digital sensors to create images of the inside of your body, like bones.
• Dynamic range describes the difference between the quietest and loudest sounds, or the darkest and brightest parts of an image. For example, a song with a wide dynamic range can go from very soft whispers to very loud explosions.

DR in Health and Design

• A Dose–response relationship explains how the amount of something (like a medicine or a chemical) affects a living thing. For example, a small dose might have a small effect, while a larger dose might have a bigger effect.
• A Dreieckrechner was a type of flight computer used in the 1930s and 1940s, mainly in Germany. Pilots used it to help them calculate things during their flights.

Other Meanings of DR

• Dalereckoning is a way of counting years in a fantasy world called the Forgotten Realms, which is part of the Dungeons & Dragons game.
• A Data Room is a secure place, often a physical room or a virtual online space, where important and private information is stored and shared, especially during big business deals.
• A Democratic Republic is a type of country that is both a democracy (where people vote for their leaders) and a republic (where the head of state is not a king or queen).
• Derealization is a feeling where the world around you seems unreal, dreamlike, or foggy. It's a change in how you perceive your surroundings.
• Diário da República is the official newspaper of the Portuguese government. It publishes all new laws, rules, and important announcements.
• Disaster recovery refers to the plans and steps an organization takes to get its computer systems and important business functions working again after a major problem, like a natural disaster or a big power outage.
• The Douay–Rheims Bible is an old English translation of the Christian Bible.
• Danganronpa is a popular series of video games and anime shows. Fans often call it "DR" for short.
• A Dress rehearsal is the final practice for a play, concert, or show. Everyone performs exactly as they would in front of an audience, with costumes, lights, and everything.
• Diminishing returns is an idea that means if you keep adding more of one thing (like effort or resources) to something, eventually the extra benefit you get will start to get smaller and smaller.
• Deltarune is a video game created by Toby Fox, who also made the popular game Undertale.

See also

In Spanish: DR para niños

• Digital recorder (disambiguation)
• Doctor (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with dr
• All pages with titles beginning with DR
• All pages with titles containing DR
• RD (disambiguation)