(1) Short for Disk-based Data Protection,
where a disk or RAID system is used as a data
backup and archival system in place of
tape.
(2) Short for Distributed Data Protection,
a managed (or hosted) service that provides customers
with online, scheduled, automated computer system data
backup and self serve restoration.
(3) Short for Development Data Platform,
a Web-based platform
for data analysis, presentation and dissemination.
(4) Short for Distributed Data Processing,
a data processing network where some
functions are performed in different places on different computers and are
connected by transmission facilities.
