CDE may refer to:

Education

• Canadian Department of Education
• California Department of Education
• Colorado Department of Education

Occupations

• Computer Design Engineer
• Certified Diabetes Educator

Business Terms

• Collaborative Development Environment
• Cooperative Development Environment

Other

• Common Desktop Environment
• Comissões Democráticas Eleitorais, part of the former Portuguese Democratic Movement
• CD-E, better known as CD-RW
• Caledonia (airport)

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