CDS

CDS may refer to:

Career Depression Syndrome, dissatisfaction in one's career. See also burnout
Cast Deployment System, a term in DisneySpeak indicating a computerized "clocking in" program utilized by the Walt Disney Company to record cast member work times
Centro Democrático y social, a former Spanish political party
Centre des démocrates sociaux, a French political party, which became Force démocrate in 1995
The Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom), the professional head of the military in the United Kingdom
The Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada), the professional head of the military in Canada
Child-directed speech - see Baby talk
Cinema Digital Sound, short-lived theatrical surround sound system of the early 1990s
Coding sequence, a term used in molecular biology for a part of a DNA sequence that contains a gene (and thus "codes" for a protein)
Commercial Data Systems, Ltd., a software publisher and technology company based in Emerald Park, Saskatchewan
Content delivery system is a computer-based system, often web-based for collecting and coordinating electronic documents and communications
Controlled/Dangerous Substance, as defined by the Controlled Substances Act
The Counterfeit Deterrence System developed by the Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group -- compare EURion constellation
Credit default swap, a term in finance denoting a type of a credit derivative
In a music, CD Single is a short record