Meanings
research and development, R&D (creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humanity, culture, and society, and to devise new applications of available knowledge)
Die Ausgaben für Forschung und Entwicklung sind im letzten Jahr deutlich gestiegen.Spending on research and development increased significantly last year.
research and development department, R&D division (an organizational unit within a company or government agency dedicated to research and development activities)
Er arbeitet seit fünf Jahren in der Abteilung für Forschung und Entwicklung.He has been working in the Research and Development department for five years.