DC most often refers to: * Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), the capital of the United States *

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

, an American comic book publisher *

Direct current Direct current (DC) is one-directional electric current, flow of electric charge. An electrochemical cell is a prime example of DC power. Direct current may flow through a conductor (material), conductor such as a wire, but can also flow throug ...

, electric current which flows in only one direction DC, D.C., D/C, Dc, or dc may refer to:

Places

* Bogotá, Distrito Capital, the capital city of Colombia * Dubai City

Science, technology and mathematics

* dC, decicoulomb, a tenth of a

Coulomb The coulomb (symbol: C) is the unit of electric charge in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined to be equal to the electric charge delivered by a 1 ampere current in 1 second, with the elementary charge ''e'' as a defining c ...

, the SI unit of electric charge *

New Zealand DC class locomotive The New Zealand DC class locomotive is a type of diesel-electric mainline Locomotives of New Zealand, locomotive on the Rail transport in New Zealand, New Zealand rail network, operated by KiwiRail on freight trains, and formerly on The Great Jo ...

* Methylphosphonyl dichloride, a chemical weapons precursor * A don't care term, in digital logic

Biology and medicine

Dendritic cell A dendritic cell (DC) is an antigen-presenting cell (also known as an ''accessory cell'') of the mammalian immune system. A DC's main function is to process antigen material and present it on the cell surface to the T cells of the immune system ...

, a class of immune cell *

Doctor of Chiropractic Chiropractic education trains students in chiropractic. The entry criteria, structure, teaching methodology and nature of chiropractic programs offered at chiropractic schools vary considerably around the world. Accredited Doctor of Chiropractic p ...

, a qualification in alternative medicine

Computing

* dc (computer program), a command-line based calculator on Unix-derived systems * DC coefficient, in a

discrete cosine transform A discrete cosine transform (DCT) expresses a finite sequence of data points in terms of a sum of cosine functions oscillating at different frequency, frequencies. The DCT, first proposed by Nasir Ahmed (engineer), Nasir Ahmed in 1972, is a widely ...

* Data center, a physical location housing computing-related gear * Device context, part of the legacy Microsoft Windows graphics API *

Differential cryptanalysis Differential cryptanalysis is a general form of cryptanalysis applicable primarily to block ciphers, but also to stream ciphers and cryptographic hash functions. In the broadest sense, it is the study of how differences in information input can a ...

DigiCipher DigiCipher 2, or simply DCII, is a proprietary standard format of digital signal transmission and it doubles as an encryption standard with MPEG-2/MPEG-4 signal video compression used on many communications satellite television and audio signals. ...

, a digital encoding scheme *

Direct Connect (protocol) 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 ...

, for file sharing * Domain Component, an attribute in LDAP *

Domain controller A domain controller (DC) is a Server (computing), server that responds to security authentication requests within a computer network domain. It is a Network (computing), network server that is responsible for allowing Host (network), host access to ...

, a server used to manage a Microsoft Windows domain *

Dublin Core 140px, Logo of DCMI, maintenance agency for Dublin Core Terms The Dublin Core vocabulary, also known as the Dublin Core Metadata Terms (DCMT), is a general purpose metadata vocabulary for describing resources of any type. It was first developed ...

, a metadata standard *

Dynamic contrast The contrast ratio (CR) is a property of a display system, defined as the ratio of the luminance of the brightest shade (white) to that of the darkest shade (black) that the system is capable of producing. A high contrast ratio is a desired aspe ...

, an LCD technology

Mathematics

dc (elliptic function) In mathematics, the Jacobi elliptic functions are a set of basic elliptic functions. They are found in the description of the pendulum (mechanics), motion of a pendulum, as well as in the design of electronic elliptic filters. While trigonometry, ...

, in complex analysis *

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 ...

, in set theory * DC, 600 in Roman numerals * DC, 220 in hexadecimal

Arts, entertainment and media

* ''D.C.'' (TV series) *

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' (later retitled as ''Batman Detective Comics'') is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is ...

, a comic book series published by DC Comics *

DC Inside DC Inside (), also known as DC, is a South Korean internet forum that was founded in 1999. It is a prominent online platform in the country, allowing users to engage in discussions on a diverse range of subjects with little moderation, such as ...

, a South Korean internet forum * "DC" (''Succession''), a television episode

Music

* ''

Da capo Da capo ( , , ; often abbreviated as D.C.) is an Italian musical term that means "from the beginning" (literally, "from the head"). The term is a directive to repeat the previous part of music, often used to save space, and thus is an easie ...

'', a musical term *

Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final lineup comprised Beyoncé, Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams (singer), Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Hou ...

, an American R&B group * Drum Connection, a German pop group

Video games

* ''Da Capo'' (visual novel) * '' Desert Combat'', a ''Battlefield 1942'' mod * '' Dino Crisis'', a survival horror game series

Companies and products

* DC Recordings, a record label * DC Shoes, an American sports footwear company * Delta Clipper, a proposed rocketship series by McDonnell Douglas * DC (Douglas Commercial), a series of aircraft by the Douglas Aircraft Company (and later McDonnell Douglas) * Dyson vacuum cleaners, which use product code prefix DC * Golden Air, an airline (IATA code DC)

Government, law, and military

Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy (, DC) was a Christian democratic political party in Italy. The DC was founded on 15 December 1943 in the Italian Social Republic (Nazi-occupied Italy) as the nominal successor of the Italian People's Party (1919), Italian ...

, a political party * Christian Democracy (Brazil), a political party * Detective constable, a police rank *

District collector The district magistrate, also known as the district collector or deputy commissioner, is a career civil servant who serves as the executive head of a district's administration in India. The specific name depends on the state or union territo ...

, an Indian Administrative Service position * Deputy commissioner, an administrative rank * Dossier criminal, in Indian policing

People

* D/C, stage name of British singer-songwriter Dan Caplen * Daniel Cormier (born 1979) Olympic wrestler and heavyweight mixed martial artist * David Coulthard (born 1971) British racing driver, known as DC * DC., the standard author abbreviation for botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778–1841) * Donald L. Cox (1936–2011), American leader of the Black Panther Party, known as Field Marshal DC

Religion

* DC, a dominical letter indicating a leap year starting on Thursday * Christian Doctrine Fathers, a Catholic organization *

Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (; abbreviated DC), commonly called the Daughters of Charity or Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, is a society of apostolic life for women within the Catholic Church. ...

, a Society of Apostolic Life for women within the Catholic Church * Deuterocanon, books of the Bible which are considered non-canonical by Protestant denominations

Schools

* Delaware County Christian School, in Pennsylvania, US *

Dhaka College Dhaka College (), informally known as DC, is a public educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in the subcontinent. It offers Honours degree, honours and Master's degree ...

, in Bangladesh *

Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo Dominican Convent High School (informally referred to as Convent or DC) is a Catholic, independent, day school A day school — as opposed to a boarding school — is an educational institution where children are given instruction during the day ...

, a Catholic high school for girls in Zimbabwe *

Dominican Convent Primary School, Bulawayo Dominican Convent Primary School (also known as Convent or DC) is a Catholic, independent, preparatory day school for girls in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The school was founded in 1895 by the Dominican Sisters, laying its claim to being the oldest s ...

, a Catholic preparatory school for girls in Zimbabwe

Sports

* Delhi Capitals, an Indian Premier League cricket franchise * Deccan Chargers, a former Indian Premier League cricket franchise

Other uses

* Distribution center, a building stocked with goods for delivery * Dream character, an imaginary entity in a person's dreams * Drower Collection, a collection of Mandaic manuscripts held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, United Kingdom