DOC, Doc, doc or DoC may refer to:

People and characters

* Doc, an abbreviation of

doctor Doctor, Doctors, The Doctor or The Doctors may refer to: Titles and occupations * Physician, a medical practitioner * Doctor (title), an academic title for the holder of a doctoral-level degree ** Doctorate ** List of doctoral degrees awarded b ...

Doc (nickname) Doc or, less commonly, The Doc is the nickname of: American Old West * Doc Holliday (1851–1887), American gunfighter, gambler and dentist * William Frank Carver (1851–1927), American sharpshooter and Wild West show producer * Doc Scurlock ...

* Doc (mascot), the Towson University mascot

Persons

The D.O.C. Tracy Lynn Curry (born June 10, 1968), better known by his stage name the D.O.C., is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Along with his solo career, he was a member of the Southern hip hop group Fila Fresh Crew, and later co-wr ...

, American rapper (born 1968) *

Doc Gallows Andrew William Hankinson (born December 22, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He is performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Doc Gallows. He is best known for his three tenures in WWE, where he performed under ...

(born 1983), ring name of American professional wrestler Drew Hankinson * Doc Redman (born 1997), American professional golfer

Fictional characters

* Doc Adams (''Gunsmoke''), in the TV series ''Gunsmoke'' * Doc Analyn, in the Philippine TV series ''

Abot-Kamay na Pangarap ( / international title: ''Hands on the Dream'') is a Philippine television medical drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by L.A. Madridejos, it stars Carmina Villarroel and Jillian Ward. It premiered on September 5, 2022 on the ne ...

'' * Doc Boy, from the ''Garfield'' series *

Emmett Brown Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown, commonly referred to as "Doc Brown", is a fictional scientist in the ''Back to the Future'' franchise. He was created by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. First appearing in the 1985 film ''Back to the Future'', he is an ...

, a scientist from ''Back to the Future'' *

Doc Daneeka Doc Daneeka is a fictional character in the 1961 novel '' Catch-22'' by Joseph Heller. Doc Daneeka is the squadron physician and a friend of the novel's protagonist, Yossarian. "Catch-22" itself is first explained in the novel when Yossarian ...

, in the novel ''Catch-22'' * Medical Officer Frank "Doc" DuFresne, in the web series ''Red vs. Blue'' * Doc Hudson, in the film ''Cars'' * Doc Louis, in the video game series ''Punch-Out!!'' * ''

Doc McStuffins ''Doc McStuffins'' is an animated children's television series created by Chris Nee and produced by Brown Bag Films. It aired for five seasons on Disney Jr. from March 23, 2012, to April 18, 2020. The series centers on a girl who fixes toys, w ...

'', a Disney Junior title character *

Monte 'Doc' Parker ''Third Watch'' is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 23, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced b ...

, in the series ''Third Watch'' * Doc Saturday, in the series ''

The Secret Saturdays ''The Secret Saturdays'' is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens and produced by PorchLight Entertainment for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008, in the United States. The series follows ...

'' *

Doc Savage Doc Savage is a fictional character of the competent man hero type, who first appeared in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Real name Clark Savage Jr., he is a polymathic scientist, explorer, detective, and warrior who "right ...

, a pulp fiction hero *

Danny Torrance Daniel Anthony "Danny" Torrance, also known as Doctor Sleep, is a fictional character who first appears in the 1977 novel '' The Shining'' by Stephen King as a child with psychic powers called "the shining". His parents are father Jack Torrance a ...

, aka Doc, in Stephen King's novel ''The Shining'', its adaptations and as the protagonist in the sequel novel ''Doctor Sleep'' * Doc (Buffyverse), in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Doc (''Chrono Cross'') *

Doc (G.I. Joe) Doc (also known as G.I. Joe Doc) is the code name of two fictional characters from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic book and animated series by Sunbow/Marvel. The first is Carl W. Greer, who is the G.I. Joe Team's original medi ...

, two characters in the G.I. Joe universe *

Doc (cartoon character) Hickory, Dickory, and Doc are fictional cartoon characters created by Alex Lovy for Walter Lantz Productions. Lovy would feature the trio in three cartoons until his departure in 1960. Jack Hannah would soon feature Doc in his six more cartoons ...

, an animated cat introduced by Walter Lantz Studios in 1959 * Doc, in the series ''

Fraggle Rock ''Fraggle Rock'' (also known as ''Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock'' or ''Fraggle Rock with Jim Henson's Muppets'') is a children's Musical film, musical Fantasy film, fantasy television comedy, comedy puppet television series about interconnected so ...

'' * Doc, in the 2013 animated film ''

Escape from Planet Earth ''Escape from Planet Earth'' is a 2013 animated comedy-adventure science fiction film produced by Rainmaker Entertainment (now Mainframe Studios) and distributed by The Weinstein Company in the United States and Entertainment One in Canada, ...

'' * Doc, a short-eared, long-legged dog, in the cartoons of

Elmer Andrews Bushnell Elmer Andrews Bushnell (July 30, 1872 - January 27, 1939) was an American cartoonist, known for his political cartoons. Historians Alan Marcus and Zane Miller have credited Bushnell with a part in the downfall of George B. Cox. Biography He wa ...

* Doc, a dwarf in the animated 1937 Disney film ''

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White" is a German fairy tale, first written down in the early 19th century. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', numbered as Tale 53. The original title was ''Sneewittch ...

'' * Doc, shopkeeper in ''

Everybody Hates Chris ''Everybody Hates Chris'' (stylized in all lowercase) is an American semi-autobiographical sitcom created by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi that originally aired on UPN from 2005 to 2006, and then on The CW until 2009. The series is based loosely ...

Places

Dóc Dóc is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments con ...

, a village in Csongrád County, Hungary * Dóc, the Hungarian name for Dolaţ village,

Livezile, Timiș Livezile (literally "orchards"; until 1968 Tolvădia; ; ; ) is a communes of Romania, commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Dolaț and Livezile (commune seat). From 1972 to 2006, its villages were part of Banloc commune ...

, Romania * DOC, the National Rail station code for

Dockyard railway station Dockyard railway station is a Great Western Railway (train operating company), Great Western Railway suburban station on the Cornish Main Line in Devonport, Devon, Devonport, Plymouth, England. As the name implies, it serves HMNB Devonport, Dev ...

, Plymouth, England

Arts, entertainment, media

* ''Doc'' (film), a 1971 American Western film *''D.O.C.'', a 2019 album by

Zucchero Fornaciari Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), known professionally as Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his primary school teacher used to ...

Television

* ''Doc'' (1975 TV series), a 1975–1976 American sitcom * ''Doc'' (2001 TV series), a 2001–2004 American medical drama * ''Doc'' (2025 TV series), a 2025 American medical drama based on the Italian TV series of the same name * ''

Doc – Nelle tue mani ''Doc – Nelle tue mani'' (in English, "Doc – In your hands"), titled ''Doc'' in the English translated versions, is an Italian medical drama TV series broadcast on Rai 1 since February 2020, written by Francesco Arlanch and Viola Rispoli. T ...

'', a 2020 Italian medical drama TV series, known simply as ''Doc'' in translation * "D.O.C." (''Lost''), a 2007 television episode

Groups, organizations

Doc+ DOC, Doc, doc or DoC may refer to: People and characters * Doc, an abbreviation of doctor * Doc (nickname) * Doc (mascot), the Towson University mascot Persons * The D.O.C., American rapper (born 1968) * Doc Gallows (born 1983), ring nam ...

, a Russian medical company *

Dartmouth Outing Club The Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) is a collegiate outing club in the United States. Proposed in 1909 by Dartmouth College student Fred Harris to "stimulate interest in out-of-door winter sports", the club soon grew to encompass the college's year- ...

, the oldest and largest collegiate outing club in the United States *

Documentary Organization of Canada The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) is a non-profit organization representing the interests of independent documentary filmmakers in Canada. It was founded as the Canadian Independent Film Caucus (CIFC) in the 1980s. DOC advocates for ...

, known as DOC, a non-profit organization supporting documentary filmmakers in Canada * Doc Films, a University of Chicago film society *

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. The denomination started with the Restoration Movement during the Second Great Awakening, first existing during the 19th ...

, a religious denomination in the United States often referred to by the acronym "D.O.C."

Government departments

United States Department of Commerce The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for gathering data for business and governmental decision making, establishing industrial standards, catalyzing econ ...

, the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth *

New Zealand Department of Conservation The Department of Conservation (DOC; Māori language, Māori: ''Te Papa Atawhai'') is the public service department of New Zealand charged with the conservation of New Zealand's natural and historical heritage. An advisory body, the New Zealand ...

, the public service department of New Zealand charged with the conservation of New Zealand's natural and historical heritage *

Department of Corrections In criminal justice, particularly in North America, correction, corrections, and correctional, are umbrella terms describing a variety of functions typically carried out by government agencies, and involving the punishment, treatment, and su ...

, an umbrella term referring to a governmental agency responsible for overseeing the incarceration of persons convicted of crimes within a particular jurisdiction

Computing

Doc (computing) .doc (an abbreviation of "document") is a filename extension used for word processing documents stored on Microsoft's Proprietary format, proprietary Microsoft Word Binary File Format; it was the primary format for Microsoft Word until the Microso ...

(.doc), a word processing file format, typically used by Microsoft Word * DiskOnChip, a type of flash memory device * Dave's own version of Citadel, a bulletin board software variant *

Department of Computing, Imperial College London The Department of Computing (DoC) is the computer science department at Imperial College London. The department has around 50 academic staff and 1000 students, with around 600 studying undergraduate courses, 200 PhD students, and 200 MSc students ...

, the computer science department at Imperial College London

Food and wine appellations

* ''

Denominazione di origine controllata The following four classification of wine, classifications of wine constitute the Italy, Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine: * ''Denominazione di origine'' (DO, rarely used; ; 'designation of origin'); * ''Indicazione ...

'', an Italian level of wine classification * ''

Denominação de Origem Controlada The denominação de origem controlada (or DOC) is the system of protected designation of origin for fruit, wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products from Portugal. Wines Portuguese wine regions, as well as producers of several o ...

'', a Portuguese level of classification * '' Denominación de Origen Calificada'', a Spanish level of classification

Medical abbreviations

* DOC, 11-Deoxycorticosterone, a steroid hormone * DOC,

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine (DOC) is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and DOx families. It was presumably first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin, and was described in his book ''PiHKAL'' (''Phenethylamines i Have ...

, a psychedelic amphetamine * DOC,

Deoxycholic acid Deoxycholic acid is a bile acid. Deoxycholic acid is one of the secondary bile acids, which are metabolic byproducts of intestinal bacteria. The two primary bile acids secreted by the liver are cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid. Bacteria m ...

, a bile acid

Other uses

* Day-old cockerel, a term in falconry *

Diesel Oxidation Catalyst A catalytic converter part is an exhaust emission control device which converts toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine into less-toxic pollutants by catalyzing a redox reaction. Catalytic converters are u ...

, a diesel retrofit system for automobiles *

Dissolved organic carbon Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is the fraction of organic carbon Operational definition, operationally defined as that which can pass through a filter with a pore size typically between 0.22 and 0.7 micrometre, micrometers. The fraction remain ...

, a molecule classification *

Documentation Documentation is any communicable material that is used to describe, explain or instruct regarding some attributes of an object, system or procedure, such as its parts, assembly, installation, maintenance, and use. As a form of knowledge managem ...

(abbreviated: doc, docs), a set of documents provided on paper, or online, or on digital or analog media, such as audio tape or CDs *

Doc (aircraft) ''Doc'' is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. It is one of two that are flying in the world (the other B-29 being '' FIFI''). It is owned by ''Doc's Friends, Inc.'', a non-profit organization based in Wichita, Kansas, United States. ''Doc'' attends ...

, one of two airworthy Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers * ISO 639-3 code for the North Dong, language or dialect of China * Declaration of conformity, a document declaring that a specific product complies with all relevant legal requirements