ADT

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ADT is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:

• Abstract data type, a computer programming term
• Asynchronous data transfer, a method of transferring data
• Automatic double tracking, a audio recording technology invented for The Beatles
• American Discovery Trail, a coast-to-coast hiking trail across the mid-tier of the United States.
• Average Daily Traffic, to show the volume of traffic on a road in transportation planning.
• Average downtime, a simple quantification of a system's reliability
• ADT Security Services, a division of Tyco International and a major provider of electronic burglar and fire alarm systems. The company used to be called American District Telegraph, but were renamed to simply ADT to modernize their image.
• ADT College is a City Technology College in London, named after ADT Security Services.

• A.D.T. can also refer to "any damn thing" a coded prescription from doctor to dispenser regarding a relatively well patient, as suggested in Janice Kenyon's book Any Damn Thing
• Autodesk Architectural Desktop is a CAD software from Autodesk and is often referred to as ADT
• Admissions, Discharges, and Transfers, used in HL7 formatted communication.
• Adult diphtheria and tetanus toxoid vaccination. Since diphtheria immunity tends to be lowish among adults, when a 'tetanus booster' is given, it is usual to give the diphtheria vaccine as well, within the same solution, in order to boost herd immunity.
• Atlantic Daylight Time is the time used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone during daylight saving time, which is three hours behind Coordinated Universal Time.
• ADT can also refer to Ayatollah of the Double Team, a rapper who has since changed his name to MC Madden '94.