Tad

The name Tad can refer to:

• A tad, a small amount, or a bit or piece of something.
• Tad (band), a Seattle band
• A male given name
• Tadcaster, a town in the United Kingdom.
• Former UK scuba divers' slang for "tadpole" (type of cylinder)
• The Welsh word for 'dad'.

TAD as an acronym

• The internet shorthand for "Thanks, all done."
• Technical Aid to the Disabled, Australian charity
• Technical Audio Devices, a brand of high-end professional speakers by Pioneer
• Telephone Answering Device
• Technology Aware Design
• Tax Allocation District
• Temporary Assigned Duty
• The Asian Dynasties, a second expansion pack to the popular RTS game, Age of Empires 3 and The War Chiefs set between the late 15th century and the mid 19th century
• Thoracic aortic dissection
• Tricyclic antidepressant drug
• The pen name of American cartoonist Thomas A. Dorgan
• Ticket Attachment Device, a colored plastic zip tie used to attach a lift ticket to a skiers clothing. Has failed to replace the term "wicket", which referred to a bent metal device

See also

• Target Acquisition and Designation System, Pilot Night Vision System
• Text Adventure Development System