ADC may refer to:
Aviation
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ADC Aircraft, a British firm established in 1920
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ADC Airlines, based in Ikeja, Nigeria
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Aerospace Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for air defense of the continental United States. It was activated in 1968 and disbanded in 1980. Its predecessor, Air Defense Command, was establishe ...
, of the U.S. Air Force
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Air data computer
An air data computer (ADC) or central air data computer (CADC) computes altitude, vertical speed, air speed, and Mach number from pressure and temperature inputs. It is an essential avionics component found in modern aircraft. This computer, ra ...
, an essential avionics component found in modern glass cockpits
* IATA airport code for
Andakombe Airport in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Organisations
Arts
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ADC Theatre, venue of the University of Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Club
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Art Directors Club of New York
The Art Directors Club of New York is an organization for art directors in New York City. It was founded in 1920, and has grown as an industry group, promoting art directors' work through exhibitions and awards, including the annual DESI award fo ...
, a professional association
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Australian Dance Council, a national dance advocacy organisation
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Hong Kong Arts Development Council
The Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) is a Statutory authority, statutory body in Hong Kong tasked with development of the arts in the territory.
The HKADC was created in 1995, under the Hong Kong Arts Development Council Ordinance, ...
, a statutory body in Hong Kong
Government and politics
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Aboriginal Development Commission, an Australian statutory body that existed from 1980 to 1990
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African Democratic Congress
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is a political party in Nigeria. As of 2022, Ralph Nwosu is the National Chairman. There are 2 ADC lawmakers currently in the Nigerian National Assembly. There are no ADC senators in the Nigerian Senate.
H ...
, a political party in Nigeria
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Alliance for Democratic Change
The Alliance for Democratic Change (ADC) is a political party in Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Ke ...
, a political party in Tanzania
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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) states that it is "the largest Arab American grassroots civil rights organization in the United States." According to its webpage, it is open to people of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicitie ...
, a civil rights organization
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American Deserters Committee, an anti-Vietnam War group
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Arizona Department of Corrections
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR), commonly and formerly referred to as simply the Arizona Department of Corrections, is the statutory law enforcement agency responsible for the incarceration of inmates in 13 ...
, US
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Arkansas Department of Correction
The Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC), formerly the Arkansas Department of Correction, is the state law enforcement agency that oversees inmates and operates state prisons within the U.S. state of Arkansas. DOC consists of two divisions, ...
, US
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Ashfield District Council, Nottinghamshire, England
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Asociación Democrática de Colima'', a political party from the State of Colima, Mexico
Others
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Acadia Divinity College, a seminary on the campus of Acadia University, Canada
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ADC Map, an American map publisher
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ADC Telecommunications, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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Australian Defence College, Weston Creek, Canberra
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Advanced Digital Corporation, a defunct computer company of Southern California
Science and medicine
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ADC (gene), a human gene
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AIDS dementia complex, neurological disorder associated with HIV and AIDS
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Allyl diglycol carbonate or CR-39, a polymer
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Antibody-drug conjugate, a type of anticancer treatment
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Apparent diffusion coefficient, a derived value from a diffusion MRI
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Automated dispensing cabinet, a computerized drug storage device for hospitals
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Azodicarbonamide, a blowing agent
Technology
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Advanced Direct Connect
Direct Connect (DC) is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. Direct Connect clients connect to a central hub and can download files directly from one another. Advanced Direct Connect can be considered a successor protocol.
Hubs feature a list o ...
, a peer-to-peer file sharing and chat protocol
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Analog-to-digital converter
In electronics, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC, A/D, or A-to-D) is a system that converts an analog signal, such as a sound picked up by a microphone or light entering a digital camera, into a Digital signal (signal processing), digi ...
, a type of electronic circuit
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Android Developer Challenge, a competition
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Apple Developer Connection, Apple Computer's developer network
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Apple Display Connector, similar to the DVI connector
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Application delivery controller, for accelerating website performance
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Automatic Data Capture, for automatic identification, data collection and storage into computer systems
Other uses
* ''A.DC.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (27 October 18064 April 1893) was a French-Swiss botanist, the son of the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.
Biography
De Candolle, son of Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, first devot ...
(1806–1893), French-Swiss botanist
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Adlington (Cheshire) railway station, UK (National Rail code)
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Aide-de-camp, assistant to a senior military or government person
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Aid to Dependent Children, an American government social program from 1935 to 1960
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Daily cover, material other than soil for containment in a landfill
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Andrew Dice Clay
Andrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein; September 29, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He rose to prominence in the late 1980s with a brash, deliberately offensive persona known as "The Diceman". In 1990, he became the f ...
(born 1957), American comedian
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Axiom of dependent choice
In mathematics
Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. T ...
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New Zealand ADC class diesel multiple unit, a type of diesel railway vehicle used on Auckland's suburban network
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