The abbreviation DPD may stand for:
Computing Dead Peer Detection, an IPSec VPN feature Delegated Path Discovery, a public-key query method Densely packed decimal, a system of binary encoding for decimal digits
Engineering and technology Dew point depression Diffusion pressure deficit Digital pre-distortion, a subset of multidimensional digital pre-distortion that deals with linearization of non-orthogonal, non-linear systems. Digital product definition, a near-synonym of model-based definition Dissipative particle dynamics, a mesoscopic particle-based materials simulation technique Diver propulsion device, an underwater vehicle
Law EU Dangerous Preparations Directive EU Data Protection Directive Development Plan Document, in town and country planning in England and Wales Digital Phonorecord Delivery, a U.S. Copyright Office process for sound recording registration Denver Police Department, Colorado Detroit Police Department, Michigan Dallas Police Department, Texas Mental disorders Dependent personality disorder, over-dependence on others Depersonalization-derealization disorder, feeling detached from one's self Depressive personality disorder, disorder with depressive features
Organic chemicals Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, an enzyme N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine, a phenylenediamine often used to determine chlorine in water
Politics Democratic Party of Germany (), liberal party in Germany Regional Representative Council (), a chamber of the Indonesian parliament
Other uses DPD, a subsidiary of international parcel-delivery business Geopost (Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of Doubts), Spanish lexicon Distributed participatory design Dorking Deepdene railway station, England (GBR code: DPD)