Science and Medicine
- Adiabatic Demagnetisation Refrigeration, a cooling technology based on the magnetocaloric effect
- Adverse drug reaction, an expression that describes harm associated with the use of given medications at a normal dosage
- Astra Digital Radio, a system used by SES for digital radio transmissions on the early Astra satellites
- Artificial Disc Replacement, a surgical procedure
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