1. SDI - Noun
2. SDI - Proper noun
SDI (plural SDIs)
(graphical user interface) Initialism of single-document interface.
Initialism of Strategic Defense Initiative.
Synonym: (informal) Star Wars
Initialism of Steel Deck Institute.
(sports) Initialism of Scuba Diving International.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA Single-Document Interface (SDI) is a type of GUI. Any program not capable of displaying more than one document per window is considered to use an SDI interface. Source: Internet
April 29, 2020 (London) – SDI Media, the world’s largest localization provider, has published a white paper examining the legal implications of recent regulations around dubbing rights of actors in various regions. Source: Internet
A surprise attack from the Americans would destroy much of the Soviet ICBM fleet, allowing SDI to defeat a “ragged” Soviet retaliatory response. Source: Internet
Another idea from the SDI project was the nuclear-pumped X-ray laser. Source: Internet
As research continued, SDI evolved through various concepts as designers struggled with the difficulty of such a large complex defense system. Source: Internet
Brilliant Pebbles concept Approved for acquisition by the Pentagon during 1991 but never realized, Brilliant Pebbles was a proposed space-based anti-ballistic system that was meant to avoid some of the problems of the earlier SDI concepts. Source: Internet