raid
     n 1: a sudden short attack [syn: {foray}, {maraud}]
     2: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
     v 1: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
          "The police raided the crack house" [syn: {bust}]
     2: enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates
        raided the coastal villages regularly" [syn: {foray into}]
     3: take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of
        its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
     4: search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter
        raided our refrigerator"
Source: WordNet® 2.0

RAID
     Redundant Array of Independent / Inexpensive Disks (HDD, RAID)
     
     
Source: Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms