From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
CRO \CRO\ n. (Electronics) acronym for cathode-ray oscilloscope, an electronic device which provides visual images of varying electrical quantities. See oscilloscope. Syn: oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope. [WordNet 1.5]From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
CRO n 1: electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities [syn: oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO]