ESC may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...

, an annual international song competition * The Electric Swing Circus, a British band * Extreme Sports Channel, a television channel

Science and engineering

Computing

* Esc key on a keyboard *

Escape character In computing and telecommunications, an escape character is a character that invokes an alternative interpretation on the following characters in a character sequence. An escape character is a particular case of metacharacters. Generally, the ...

in the C0 control code set *

Escape sequence In computer science, an escape sequence is a combination of characters that has a meaning other than the literal characters contained therein; it is marked by one or more preceding (and possibly terminating) characters. Examples * In C and ma ...

* Extended static checking

Concepts and technologies

* Einstein summation convention * Electronic speed control *

Electronic stability control Electronic stability control (ESC), also referred to as electronic stability program (ESP) or dynamic stability control (DSC), is a computerized technology that improves a car handling, vehicle's stability by detecting and reducing loss of Tract ...

* Embryonic stem cell * Environmental stress cracking

Organizations

* Electrical Safety Council, now Electrical Safety First, a British charity * European Society of Cardiology * European Society of Criminology

Education

* Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, a type of French business school * Edison State College, now Florida SouthWestern State College *

Empire State College Empire State University (SUNY Empire) is a public university headquartered in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Empire State University is a multi-site institution offering associate degre ...

of the State University of New York * English Subject Centre, a British English-language educational organization * European School, Culham, in Oxfordshire, England *

European Solidarity Centre The European Solidarity Centre () is a museum and library in Gdańsk, Poland, devoted to the history of Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity, the Polish trade union and civil resistance movement, and other opposition movements of Communis ...

, a museum and library in Gdańsk, Poland *

European Solidarity Corps The European Solidarity Corps (ESC), known until 2016 as European Voluntary Service (EVS), is an international volunteering program by the European Commission for young people to go individually or in teams to another country, usually from one Eur ...

, volunteering program by the European Commission * European Space Camp * Eyring Science Center, a science building at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, United States

Government and politics

* Environmental Study Conference, U.S. House of Representatives * Economic and Social Council (Arab League) * European Social Charter * Essential Services Commission (Victoria) * Essential Services Commission of South Australia

Sports

Ekenäs Sport Club Ekenäs Sport Club (abbreviated ESC) is a association football, football club from Ekenäs (Finland), Ekenäs, Raseborg in Finland. The club was formed in 2007 and their home ground is Ekenäs Centrumplan. The club is currently playing in the Ka ...

, a football club in Finland *

Empire Supporters Club The Empire Supporters Club, or ESC, is one of the oldest supporters clubs in Major League Soccer and the largest supporters club dedicated to the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. History The club was founded in 1995 by members of the N ...

, a fan club of the New York Red Bulls * Equitable Stroke Control, in golf * Essex Senior Cup, an English football competition * Essex Skating Club, in New Jersey * European Shooting Confederation

Other uses

* Esc, Aesc or Oisc of Kent, King of Kent, 474–516 AD * Delta County Airport, Escanaba, Michigan, by IATA code * Electronic Systems Center, a former product center of the United States Air Force * Energy Savings Certificate, a document certifying that a certain reduction of energy consumption has been obtained * Expeditionary Sustainment Command * Guggenmos ESC, a German hang glider