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- Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications
- Digital forensics: principles, methods, and applications Digital forensics
- Digital Light Processing (DLP): Technology, Uses, and History Digital light processing
- Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) Digital Living Network Alliance
- Digital media: formats, characteristics, history and uses Digital media
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI): persistent identifiers for digital content Digital Object Identifier
- Digital pet (virtual pet) Digital pet
- Digital rights: access, privacy, expression and governance online Digital rights
- Digital rights management (DRM): overview, mechanisms, uses and controversies Digital rights management
- Digital signal
- Digital Signal Controller
- Digital signal processing: concepts, techniques, and applications Digital signal processing
- Digital Signal Processor (DSP): Specialized Microprocessors for Real-Time Signal Processing Digital signal processor
- Digital signature: purpose, operation, uses and legal context Digital signature
- Digital Spy: British entertainment news site and fan community Digital Spy
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL): technology, variants, and uses Digital subscriber line
- Digital television: technology, history, and uses Digital television
- Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) — international standards for digital television Digital Video Broadcasting
- Digital Visual Interface (DVI): digital video connector and standards overview Digital Visual Interface
- Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC): Principles, Types, and Applications Digital-to-analog converter
- Digitalis (foxgloves): botany, medicinal compounds, cultivation and risks Digitalis
- Diglossia: high and low varieties in language communities Diglossia
- Digne-les-Bains
- Dignitas — Roman concept of personal standing and authority Dignitas
- Dignitas — Swiss non-profit assisting voluntary assisted dying Dignitas (Swiss non-profit organisation)
- Dignity: Meaning, Origins, Social Role, and Contemporary Debates Dignity
- Digon (two-sided polygon) Digon
- Digraph (orthography): two-letter graphemes in writing systems Digraph (orthography)
- Dii Consentes: the Twelve Principal Deities of Ancient Rome Dii Consentes
- Dijkstra's algorithm
- Dijon: History, Culture and Role of Burgundy's Capital Dijon
- Dijon FCO — professional football club from Dijon, Côte-d'Or Dijon FCO
- Dijon mustard: origin, ingredients, flavor and culinary uses Dijon mustard
- Dik-dik: small African antelopes of the genus Madoqua Dik-dik
- Dike (Dyke): definitions, structures, geology, tool, and myth Dike
- Dike, Iowa
- Dikembe Mutombo: career, achievements and humanitarian legacy Dikembe Mutombo
- Dikhil Region — southern Djibouti province known for desert plains and pastoral life Dikhil Region
- Diksmuide (Dixmude) — municipality in West Flanders, Belgium Diksmuide
- Dil Se (1998 film) — Mani Ratnam's romantic thriller Dil Se
- Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava? — Indian television drama about domestic violence Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?
- Dil Se Dil Tak (Indian television series) Dil Se Dil Tak
- Dilation and curettage (D&C): procedure, uses, risks, and recovery Dilation and curettage
- Dilation and evacuation (D&E) Dilation and evacuation
- Dilbagh Singh Athwal
- Dilbeek: municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium Dilbeek
- Dildo (sex toy) Dildo
- Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador — coastal town on Trinity Bay Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Dilemma: meaning, types, and logical formulations Dilemma
- Dilemma (song) — Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland Dilemma (song)
- Dili — capital city of Timor-Leste Dili
- Dili Municipality (Timor-Leste) Dili Municipality
- Dill (Anethum graveolens): description, cultivation, and culinary uses Dill
- Dill City, Oklahoma
- Dillingen (district) — rural district in Bavarian Swabia Dillingen (district)
- Dillingham Census Area, Alaska
- Dillingham, Alaska: Port Community on Nushagak Bay Dillingham, Alaska
- Dillon County, South Carolina
- Dillon, Montana — county seat on the Beaverhead River Dillon, Montana
- Dillon, Read & Co.: A New York Investment Bank and Its Later Revival as a UBS Unit Dillon, Read & Co.
- Dillon, South Carolina: regional center and county seat Dillon, South Carolina
- Dillwyn, Virginia — small town in Buckingham County Dillwyn, Virginia
- Dilma Rousseff: Brazilian economist and former president Dilma Rousseff
- Dilmun: ancient Gulf entrepôt and mythic land Dilmun
- Dilong paradoxus — small feathered tyrannosauroid from Early Cretaceous China Dilong paradoxus
- Dilophosaurus — an Early Jurassic crested theropod Dilophosaurus
- Dilsen‑Stokkem Dilsen-Stokkem
- Dilton Doiley (Archie Comics character) Dilton Doiley
- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995 film) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
- Dim sum: Cantonese small plates and the tradition of yum cha Dim sum
- Dima Bilan: Russian pop singer and Eurovision winner Dima Bilan
- Dime (United States coin)
- Dimebag Darrell — influential American heavy metal guitarist Dimebag Darrell
- Dimension: Concepts, Types, and Applications in Mathematics and Physics Dimension
- Dimension Films
- Dimensional analysis: units, consistency, and scaling in science Dimensional analysis
- Dimensionless quantity
- Dimethylmercury — properties, hazards, uses and history Dimethylmercury
- Dimetrodon — sail-backed Permian synapsid Dimetrodon
- Diminutives in Language: Formation, Functions, and Cross-Linguistic Examples Diminutive
- Dimitar Berbatov: Bulgarian striker noted for technical play and international career Dimitar Berbatov
- Dimitar Dobrev — Bulgarian Greco‑Roman Olympic champion Dimitar Dobrev
- Dimitar Iliev Popov
- Dimitri (Swiss clown and theatre pedagogue, 1935–2016) Dimitri (clown)
- Dimitri Diatchenko
- Dimitrij Ovtcharov — German table tennis player Dimitrij Ovtcharov
- Dimitris Sioufas
- Dimmit County, Texas: overview, geography, history and economy Dimmit County, Texas
- Dimmitt, Texas: county seat and agricultural hub in the Texas Panhandle Dimmitt, Texas
- Dimmu Borgir
- Dimorphodon — Early Jurassic pterosaur notable for two tooth types Dimorphodon
- Dimples (facial skin indentations) Dimples
- DIN connector: round multi‑pin electrical connectors, types and uses DIN connector
- Dina
- Dina (Ondina Maria Farias Veloso) — Portuguese pop singer and Eurovision 1992 entrant Dina (singer)
- Dina bint Abdul-Hamid — Queen Consort of Jordan (1955–1957) Dina bint Abdul-Hamid
- Dina Carroll
- Dina Manfredini, Italian-born American supercentenarian Dina Manfredini
- Dina Merrill (1923–2017) Dina Merrill
- Dina Thanthi (Daily Thanthi) — Tamil-language daily newspaper Dina Thanthi
- Dina Titus
- Dina Wadia (1919–2017) Dina Wadia
- Dinah Shore: American singer, actress and television host Dinah Shore
- Dinah Washington — American Jazz, Blues and R&B Vocalist (1924–1963) Dinah Washington
- Dinajpur District (Bangladesh) Dinajpur District
- Dinakaran (Tamil daily newspaper) Dinakaran
- Dinan — medieval port town in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany Dinan
- Dinant: Belgian riverside town in Namur province Dinant
- Dinar — name, history and modern national currencies Dinar
- Dinara Safina
- Dindigul, Tamil Nadu Dindigul
- Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu — overview, history and administration Dindigul district
- Diner: American casual eatery and cultural institution Diner
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Dinesh D'Souza: conservative commentator, author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza
- Ding Liren — Chinese Chess Grandmaster and World Champion Ding Liren
- Ding Ning
- Ding Shisun
- Dinghy sailing: small-boat sailing, techniques, and uses Dinghy sailing
- Dingle (An Daingean) — town and harbour on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry Dingle
- Dingo: wild canid of Australia and Southeast Asia Dingo
- Dingolfing-Landau (district in Lower Bavaria, Germany) Dingolfing-Landau
- Dingwall — market town in the Scottish Highlands Dingwall
- Dinhard — municipality in the Winterthur district, canton of Zurich Dinhard
- Dining room: purpose, design, history, and social role Dining room
- Dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5): properties, preparation, uses and safety Dinitrogen pentoxide
- Dinitrogen tetroxide (N2O4) Dinitrogen tetroxide
- Dinkelland — municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands Dinkelland
- Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Dinkha IV
- Dinko Dermendzhiev — Bulgarian footballer and manager Dinko Dermendzhiev
- Dinner: meanings, traditions, and modern practices Dinner
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010 film) Dinner for Schmucks
- Dinnerladies — British workplace sitcom by Victoria Wood Dinnerladies
- Dino Baggio — Italian midfielder and international footballer Dino Baggio
- Dino Bravo (Adolfo Bresciano) — professional wrestler and controversial figure Dino Bravo
- Dino De Laurentiis: Italian Producer of Art and Blockbusters Dino De Laurentiis
- Dino Risi
- Dino Sani — Brazilian playmaker and influential midfield maestro Dino Sani
- Dino Zoff — Italian goalkeeper, World Cup-winning captain and coach Dino Zoff
- Dinoflagellates: biology, ecology, and significance Dinoflagellate
- Dinornis — the giant moa of New Zealand Dinornis
- Dinosaurs: biology, evolution, fossils and cultural significance Dinosaur
- Dinosaur (2000 film) Dinosaur (movie)
- Dinosaur brains and intelligence
- Dinosaur Comics (webcomic by Ryan North) Dinosaur Comics
- Dinosaur Provincial Park
- Dinosaur Renaissance: rebirth of modern dinosaur science Dinosaur renaissance
- Dinosaur Ridge — Morrison Formation fossils and Dakota tracksite near Denver Dinosaur Ridge
- Dinosaurland Fossil Museum — Lyme Regis fossil and dinosaur displays Dinosaurland Fossil Museum
- Dinosauromorpha — the dinosaur lineage and its close relatives Dinosauromorpha
- Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia Dinslaken
- Dintikon (Aargau, Switzerland) Dintikon
- Dinu C. Giurescu (1927–2018): Romanian historian, exile author and politician Dinu C. Giurescu
- Dinwiddie County, Virginia
- Dinwiddie, Virginia
- Dio Brando — Antagonist of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Dio Brando
- Dio Chrysostom: Greek orator, moralist, and author of the Discourses Dio Chrysostom
- Diocese (ecclesiastical district) Diocese
- Diocese of Edmonton (Anglican Church of Canada) Diocese of Edmonton
- Diocese of Exeter
- Diocese of Härnösand
- Diocese of Kalmar (Church of Sweden) Diocese of Kalmar
- Diocese of Karlstad
- Diocese of Luleå
- Diocese of Lund (Lunds stift) Diocese of Lund
- Diocese of Skara
- Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)
- Diocese of Truro (Church of England) Diocese of Truro
- Diocese of Uppsala
- Diocese of Västerås
- Diocese of Växjö
- Diocletian — Roman emperor and reformer of the late third century Diocletian
- Diode — two-terminal semiconductor device Diode
- Diodorus Siculus — Greek historian and author of the Bibliotheca historica Diodorus Siculus
- Diogenes — name, notable figures, and cultural legacy Diogenes
- Diogenes Laërtius: biographer of ancient Greek philosophy Diogenes Laërtius
- Diogenes of Sinope (Diogenes the Cynic) Diogenes of Sinope
- Diogo Freitas do Amaral — Portuguese statesman, jurist and diplomat Diogo Freitas do Amaral
- Diomede Islands (Big Diomede and Little Diomede) Diomede Islands
- Diomede, Alaska: Little Diomede Island community in the Bering Strait Diomede, Alaska
- Diomedes: Greek Hero of the Trojan War Diomedes
- Diomedes Díaz — Colombian vallenato singer-songwriter (El Cacique de la Junta) Diomedes Díaz
- Dion chante Plamondon
- Dion Dublin: English footballer and broadcaster Dion Dublin
- Dion Neutra: Architect, Preservationist, and Steward of Modernism Dion Neutra
- Dionatan Teixeira (1992–2017) Dionatan Teixeira
- Dione (Saturnian moon) Dione (moon)
- Dione (Greek mythology) Dione (mythology)
- Dionigi Tettamanzi
- Dionne Bromfield
- The Dionne Quintuplets: birth, public spectacle, and legacy Dionne Quintuplets
- Dionne Warwick
- Dionysian Mysteries: rites, history and cultural significance Dionysian Mysteries
- Dionysius Exiguus: the monk who introduced the Anno Domini era Dionysius Exiguus
- Dionysus — Greek god of wine, ritual ecstasy and theater Dionysus
- Diophantine approximation
- Diophantine equation: integer solutions to polynomial equations Diophantine equation
- Diophantus of Alexandria Diophantus
- Diora Baird
- Diorite: Composition, Formation, Characteristics, and Uses Diorite
- Dioscoreales
- Diosdado Macapagal: Ninth President of the Philippines and Reformer Diosdado Macapagal
- Diosdado Peralta — 26th Chief Justice of the Philippines Diosdado Peralta
- Diospyros: ebony and persimmon trees — overview, characteristics and uses Diospyros
- Dioști commune, Dolj County, Romania Dioști
- Diou, Allier
- Dioxin (polychlorinated dibenzodioxins): persistent environmental pollutants Dioxin
- Dip slope (geology) Dip slope
- DIP switch (dual in-line package switch) DIP switch
- Diphtheria: causes, symptoms, treatment, prevention Diphtheria
- Diphthong (phonetics) — complex vowel glides Diphthong
- Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz) — American DJ, producer and Major Lazer co‑creator Diplo
- Diplodocids (Diplodocidae): long-necked sauropod dinosaurs Diplodocid
- Diplodocus: long-necked Late Jurassic sauropod Diplodocus
- Diploglossus: a genus of New World anguids Diploglossus
- Diplom (European academic degree) Diplom
- Diploma: definition, types, uses, and historical background Diploma
- Diplomacy: practice, forms, and role in international relations Diplomacy
- Diplomatic immunity: purpose, rules, and limits Diplomatic immunity
- Diplomatics: the study of historical documents Diplomatics
- Diplura: two‑pronged bristletails — biology, diversity and ecology Diplura
- Dipodidae: jerboas, jumping mice and birch mice Dipodidae
- Dipole: electric and magnetic dipoles, dipole moment and applications Dipole
- Dipole antenna
- Dippoldiswalde — Town in Saxony, Germany Dippoldiswalde
- Diprotodon: Largest Pleistocene Marsupial of Australia Diprotodon
- Diprotodontia: The Australasian marsupial order Diprotodont
- Dipsacaceae (teasel family): overview, characteristics and taxonomy Dipsacaceae
- Dipsacales: an order of flowering plants in the asterid clade Dipsacales
- Dipsacus fullonum (Fuller's Teasel) Dipsacus fullonum
- Dipstick (measuring rod and test strip) Dipstick
- Diptych
- Dir (former princely state in what is now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) Dir (princely state)
- Dir en grey — Japanese rock band known for genre-defying metal and visual impact Dir en grey
- Dirac delta function
- Dirac equation: relativistic wave equation for spin-1/2 particles Dirac equation
- Diran (7,266 m) — mountain in the Karakoram, Pakistan Diran
- Dirceu (Dirceu José Guimarães) — Brazilian footballer Dirceu
- Dirceu Pinto (1980–2020) — Brazilian Paralympic Boccia Champion Dirceu Pinto
- Dire Dawa — Ethiopian chartered city and transport hub Dire Dawa
- Dire Straits: British rock band formed in 1977 led by Mark Knopfler Dire Straits
- Dire wolf (Canis dirus): Prehistoric predator of the Americas Dire wolf
- Direct current (DC): definition, characteristics, history and applications Direct current
- Direct democracy: principles, mechanisms, history and contemporary use Direct democracy
- Direct election: definition, forms, and significance Direct election
- Direct memory access (DMA): overview, operation, uses and considerations Direct memory access
- Direct reduced iron (sponge iron): production, properties and uses Direct reduced iron
- Direct Tax: Definition, Types, and Key Distinctions Direct tax
- Direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) Direct-broadcast satellite
- Direct-to-video films: definition, history, and cultural impact Direct-to-video
- Directed evolution: iterative engineering of proteins and nucleic acids Directed evolution
- Directed-energy weapon
- Direction: concepts, indicators, and uses Direction
- Director (roles, types, and responsibilities) Director
- Director of Central Intelligence (United States) Director of Central Intelligence
- Director of National Intelligence (United States) Director of National Intelligence
- Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Directorate General for Civil Aviation (France)
- Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) Directorate-General for External Security
- DirecTV — American satellite and internet television service provider DirecTV
- DirectX: Microsoft's multimedia and gaming application programming interfaces DirectX
- Dirge: definition, history, characteristics, and cultural role Dirge
- Dirham — historic coin and modern currency unit Dirham
- Dirk Bach
- Dirk B. J. Schouten — Dutch economist and macroeconomic modeller Dirk Bernard Joseph Schouten
- Dirk Bogarde: British actor and writer (1921–1999) Dirk Bogarde
- Dirk Hartog (1580–1621) — Dutch sailor and early European visitor to Australia Dirk Hartog
- Dirk Kempthorne: American politician and former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne
- Dirk Kuyt
- Dirk Lehmann (footballer) Dirk Lehmann
- Dirk Nowitzki: German NBA Champion and Mavericks Icon Dirk Nowitzki
- Dirk Sager — German television journalist and documentary reporter Dirk Sager
- Dirk Stikker — Dutch politician, diplomat and industrialist Dirk Stikker
- Dirk van den Broek: Dutch entrepreneur and founder of Dirk supermarkets Dirk van den Broek
- Dirt: definition, composition, uses, and environmental concerns Dirt
- Dirt (album) — Alice in Chains' 1992 landmark record Dirt (album)
- Dirty (word and concept) Dirty
- Dirty bomb (radiological dispersal device) Dirty bomb
- Dirty Dancer (Enrique Iglesias song featuring Usher) Dirty Dancer
- Dirty Dancing (1987 film) Dirty Dancing
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap — AC/DC studio album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- Dirty Diana — Michael Jackson song Dirty Diana
- Dirty Harry (1971 film) Dirty Harry
- Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974 film) Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
- Dirty rap (porn rap, explicit hip hop) Dirty rap
- Dirweyn (Greater Dir) — Somali clan grouping Dirweyn
- Disability: definitions, types, accessibility, and social context Disability
- Bullying of people with disabilities Disability bullying
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (United Kingdom) Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Disaccharide: structure, types, digestion and roles Disaccharide
- Disappearance of Etan Patz
- Disaster: Causes, Types, Impacts, and Management Disaster
- Disc golf
- Disc jockey (DJ): role, equipment, history and modern practice Disc jockey
- Disc-detainer lock (disc-tumbler / Abloy style) — mechanism and uses Disc-detainer lock
- Discharge (hydrology): volumetric flow of water in rivers, lakes and streams Discharge (hydrology)
- Disciple (follower and student of a teacher) Disciple
- Disciple (Christianity)
- Disciples of Christ (Christian Church) Disciples of Christ