ADC may refer to:

Science and medicine

ADC (gene) Antizyme inhibitor 2 (AzI2) also erroneously known as arginine decarboxylase (ADC) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''AZIN2'' gene In biology, the word gene (from , ; "... Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the ...

, a human gene *

AIDS dementia complex HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are neurological disorders associated with HIV infection and AIDS. It is a syndrome of progressive deterioration of memory, cognition, behavior, and motor function in HIV-infected individuals during t ...

, neurological disorder associated with HIV and AIDS *

Allyl diglycol carbonate Poly(allyl diglycol carbonate) (PADC) is a plastic commonly used in the manufacture of eyeglass lenses alongside the material PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate). The monomer is allyl diglycol carbonate (ADC). The term CR-39 technically refers to the ...

or CR-39, a polymer * Antibody-drug conjugate, a type of anticancer treatment * Apparent diffusion coefficient, a derived value from a diffusion MRI * Automated dispensing cabinet, a computerized drug storage device for hospitals * Azodicarbonamide, a blowing agent

Organisations

Arts

* ADC Theatre, venue of the University of Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Club * Art Directors Club of New York, a professional association * Australian Dance Council, a national dance advocacy organisation * Hong Kong Arts Development Council, a statutory body in Hong Kong

Aviation

* ADC Aircraft, a British firm established in 1920 * ADC Airlines, based in Ikeja, Nigeria * Aerospace Defense Command, of the U.S. Air Force

Government and politics

* Aboriginal Development Commission, an Australian statutory body that existed from 1980 to 1990 *

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 members currently in the Nigerian National Assembly. They are all members of the House of Representatives and r ...

, a political party in Nigeria * Alliance for Democratic Change, a political party in Tanzania *

American Deserters Committee The American Deserters Committee (ADC) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was a group of American Armed Forces members who deserted their posts and went to Canada to avoid the Vietnam War. The deserters were aided in their efforts by groups such as Stud ...

, an anti-Vietnam War group * American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, a civil rights organization *

Arizona Department of Corrections The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry, 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 prisons ...

, US * Arkansas Department of Correction, US *

Ashfield District Council Ashfield may refer to: People * Ashfield (surname) Places Australia * Ashfield, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney ** Municipality of Ashfield, a former local government area in Sydney ** Electoral district of Ashfield, a former electoral dist ...

, Nottinghamshire, England * '' Asociación Democrática de Colima'', a political party from the State of Colima, Mexico

Others

* Acadia Divinity College, a seminary on the campus of Acadia University, Canada * ADC Map, an American map publisher * ADC Telecommunications, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota * Australian Defence College, Weston Creek, Canberra

Technology

Advanced Data Connector Remote Data Services (RDS, formerly known as Advanced Data Connector or ADC) is an older technology that is part of Microsoft SQL Server, and used in conjunction with ActiveX Data Objects (ADO). RDS allowed the retrieval of a set of data from a dat ...

, a Microsoft technology * Advanced Direct Connect, a peer-to-peer file sharing and chat protocol * Air data computer, an essential avionics component found in modern glass cockpits * Analog-to-digital converter, a type of electronic circuit * Android Developer Challenge, a competition *

Apple Developer Connection Apple Developer (formerly Apple Developer Connection) is Apple Inc.'s website for software development tools, application programming interfaces (APIs), and technical resources. It contains resources to help software developers write software for ...

, Apple Computer's developer network * Apple Display Connector, similar to the DVI connector * Application delivery controller, for accelerating website performance *

Automatic Data Capture Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) refers to the methods of automatically identifying objects, collecting data about them, and entering them directly into computer systems, without human involvement. Technologies typically considere ...

, for automatic identification, data collection and storage into computer systems

Other uses

Adlington (Cheshire) railway station Adlington (Cheshire) railway station serves the village of Adlington in Cheshire, England. It was staffed for many years but is now unstaffed. The station building is privately owned. There is a ticket machine, which passengers must use to obta ...

, UK (National Rail code) *

Aid to Dependent Children Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was a federal assistance program in the United States in effect from 1935 to 1997, created by the Social Security Act (SSA) and administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Serv ...

, an American government social program from 1935 to 1960 * Aide-de-camp, assistant to a senior military or government person * Alternative

Daily cover The daily cover on an operational landfill site is the layer of compressed soil or earth which is laid on top of a days deposition of waste. Benefits of using daily cover include: * Reduction of odor and air emissions * Control of disease vector ...

, material other than soil for containment in a landfill *

Andakombe Airport Andakombe Airport is an airport in Andakombe, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua ...

, airport in Papua New Guinea (IATA: ADC) * Andrew Dice Clay (born 1957), American comedian * ''A.DC.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle (1806–1893), French-Swiss botanist *

Axiom of dependent choice In mathematics, the axiom of dependent choice, denoted by \mathsf , is a weak form of the axiom of choice ( \mathsf ) that is still sufficient to develop most of real analysis. It was introduced by Paul Bernays in a 1942 article that explores whi ...

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