Invasion and multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms in the body is called an infection. When we are infected by pathogens we become sick, which means that our bodies stop functioning properly. Infectious agents, such as bacteria, a virus, fungi or protozoa cause communicable diseases.
verb (used with object), cc'ed or cc'd, cc'ing. 1. to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to: I always cc my boss when I write a memo to my staff. 2. to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to someone: Jim, please cc this to each of the department heads. Origin of cc.
The charge-coupled device (CCD) is the image-capturing optoelectronic component in first-generation digital cameras. It was invented in 1969 by Willard Boyle and George E. Smith at AT&T Bell Labs as a memory device. The lab was working on the Picturephone and on the development of semiconductor bubble memory.