a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
"The CDC issued an alert after detecting a cluster of unusual respiratory symptoms that might signal a new outbreak."
Connected Device Configuration
"The technician used the CDC connection to configure the new connected device on the server."
In plain English: The CDC is the government agency that tracks diseases and keeps people healthy across the United States.
"The CDC released new guidelines to help prevent the spread of illness."
Control Data Corporation
"The vintage mainframe computer in the museum was originally manufactured by Control Data Corporation (CDC)."