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Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (; born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. Chaitanya is a recipient of several accolades including one Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award South and one Nandi Award for his work. Born in ...
, an Indian Telugu film actor; sometimes nicknamed by the initials of his first and middle name, NC * Nathan Connolly, lead guitarist for Snow Patrol * Nostalgia Critic, the alter ego of Internet comedian Doug Walker from ''That Guy with the Glasses''


Places

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New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
, special collectivity of France (ISO 3166-1 country code NC) * New Canaan, a town in Connecticut, U.S. *
North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
, a U.S. state by postal abbreviation *
Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, island of Cyprus. It is List of states with limited recognition, recognis ...
, a self-declared state on the island of Cyprus


Science, technology, and mathematics


Biology and medicine

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Nasal cannula The nasal cannula (NC) is a device used to deliver supplemental oxygen or increased airflow to a patient or person in need of respiratory help. This device consists of a lightweight tube which on one end splits into two prongs which are place ...
, a device used to deliver supplemental oxygen *
Nasal chondrocytes Nasal chondrocytes (NC) are present in the hyaline cartilage of the nasal septum and in fact are the only cell type within the tissue. Similar to chondrocytes present in articular cartilage, NC express extracellular matrix proteins such as glycosa ...
, the cell type within the hyaline cartilage of the nasal septum *
Neural crest The neural crest is a ridge-like structure that is formed transiently between the epidermal ectoderm and neural plate during vertebrate development. Neural crest cells originate from this structure through the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, ...
, a transient component of the ectoderm * Effective number of codons, a measure to study the state of codon usage biases in genes


Chemistry

* (-NC) Isocyanide, an organic functional group.


Computing and internet

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NC (complexity) In computational complexity theory, the class NC (for "Nick's Class") is the set of decision problems decidable in polylogarithmic time on a parallel computer with a polynomial number of processors. In other words, a problem with input size ''n ...
, the set of decision problems decidable in polylogarithmic time on a parallel computer with a polynomial number of processors *
Naming Context Active Directory naming context (NC) or ''directory partition'', is a logical portion of the Microsoft's Active Directory Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. Windows Server operatin ...
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NCsoft NCSoft Corporation (stylized as NC, formerly stylized as NCSOFT; ) is a South Korean video game developer and publisher headquartered in Pangyo, Seongnam, South Korea, primarily known for the distribution of massively multiplayer online role-pl ...
, a producer of MMORPGs such as Lineage * Netcat, a computer network utility *
Network Computer In computer networking, a thin client, sometimes called slim client or lean client, is a simple (low-performance) computer that has been optimized for establishing a remote connection with a server-based computing environment. They are som ...
, a diskless desktop computer in the late 1990s *
Norton Commander Norton Commander (NC) is a discontinued prototypical orthodox file manager (OFM), written by John Socha and released by Peter Norton Computing (later acquired in 1990 by the NortonLifeLock, Symantec corporation). NC provides a text-based user i ...
, an orthodox file manager program * PernMUSH, an online game based on Anne McCaffrey's Pern novels


Physics and materials

* Nanocarbon, a short name for material based on carbon nanotubes * Nanocoulomb, 1: of the SI unit of electric charge *
Neutral current Weak neutral current interactions are one of the ways in which subatomic particles can interact by means of the weak force. These interactions are mediated by the Z boson. The discovery of weak neutral currents was a significant step towa ...
, a class of physics interaction where the mediating boson is neutral, especially for neutrino experiments *
Nuclear chemistry Nuclear chemistry is the sub-field of chemistry dealing with radioactivity, nuclear processes, and transformations in the nuclei of atoms, such as nuclear transmutation and nuclear properties. It is the chemistry of radioactive elements such as t ...
, the subfield of chemistry dealing with radioactivity, nuclear processes and nuclear properties


Mathematics

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nc (elliptic function) In mathematics, the Jacobi elliptic functions are a set of basic elliptic functions. They are found in the description of the motion of a pendulum, as well as in the design of electronic elliptic filters. While trigonometric functions are defined ...
, one of Jacobi's elliptic functions


Other uses in science and technology

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National coarse The Unified Thread Standard (UTS) defines a standard thread form and series—along with allowances, tolerances, and designations—for screw threads commonly used in the United States and Canada. It is the main standard for bolts, nuts, and a wi ...
, a Unified Thread Standard for screws, nuts, and bolts *
National Radio Company The National Radio Company, headquartered in Malden, Massachusetts, United States, was an American manufacturer of radio equipment from 1914 to 1991. History The company was incorporated, in 1914, as the "National Toy Company", but by 1916 had inc ...
, American manufacturer of radio equipment from 1914 to 1991 * Noise criteria, a single-value measurement of background noise derived from a graphic representation of the sound pressure audio spectrum (noise curves) *
Noun class In linguistics, a noun class is a particular category of nouns. A noun may belong to a given class because of the characteristic features of its referent, such as gender, animacy, shape, but such designations are often clearly conventional. Some ...
, a grammatical category of nouns *
Normally closed In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type o ...
, an electrical switch where the default position is closed *
Not connected In microelectronics, a dual in-line package (DIP or DIL) is an Semiconductor package, electronic component package with a rectangular housing and two parallel rows of electrical connecting pins. The package may be through-hole technology, throu ...
, an open cable connection or unassigned connector or part pin *
Numerical control Computer numerical control (CNC) or CNC machining is the automated control of machine tools by a computer. It is an evolution of numerical control (NC), where machine tools are directly managed by data storage media such as punched cards or ...
, a method of automatic operation of machine tools * NC MX-5 Miata, the third generation of the Mazda MX-5


Transport

* Northern Air Cargo, an American cargo airline (IATA designator NC) *
National Jet Systems National Jet Systems, formerly ''Cobham Aviation Services Australia - Airline Services'', is an Australian regional airline based at Adelaide Airport, operating regular scheduled services as part of the QantasLink brand.
, an Australian charter airline (IATA designator NC) *
Curtiss NC The Curtiss NC (Curtiss Navy Curtiss, nicknamed "Nancy boat" or "Nancy") is a flying boat built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and used by the United States Navy from 1918 through the early 1920s. Ten of these aircraft were built, the mos ...
, an American flying boat nicknamed the "Nancy boat" * NC-4, the first aircraft to cross the atlantic (with multiple stops) * NC, an international maritime
distress signal A distress signal, also known as a distress call, is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help. Distress signals are communicated by transmitting radio signals, displaying a visually observable item or illumination, or making a sou ...


Other uses

* NC-17, an MPAA film rating system code indicating that children under 17 are not admitted *
National Certificate The National Certificate is a higher education professional certification, qualification in a technology discipline offered by higher institutions across the globe. Each country has its own specifications about the certificate. Ireland The Na ...
, an educational award in various countries including Ireland and Scotland *
National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces The National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, commonly named the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), or the Syrian National Revolutionary Coalition (SNRC) was a political organization founded in Doha, Qatar, in November 2012 ...
or National Coalition, a Syrian revolutionary organisation * Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India, a cultural centre * Newtownards Chronicle, Northern Irish newspaper *
New Centre The Centrists (, , ), known as The Centrists – New Centre ( , ) since 2018, formerly known as New Centre (, ) and European Social Liberal Party ( , ), is a centre-right political party in France formed by the members of the Union for French Dem ...
, a former political party in France now known as
The Centrists The Centrists (, , ), known as The Centrists – New Centre ( , ) since 2018, formerly known as New Centre (, ) and European Social Liberal Party ( , ), is a centre-right political party in France formed by the members of the Union for French Dem ...
* New Conglomerate (NC), a faction in the '' PlanetSide'' series * New Continent School (Colegio Nuevo Continente), a private school in Mexico * No comment, in internet slang *
No contest (combat sports) No contest (abbreviated "NC") is a technical term used in some combat sports to describe a fight that ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands, without a winner or loser. The concept carried over to professional wrestling, where it is far mor ...
* Non Cognizable Offense, in law *
Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ; Abbreviation, abbr. NC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country ...
, a political party in Nepal **
Nepali Congress (Democratic) Nepali Congress (Democratic) ( was a political party in Nepal, which was formed due to a vertical split of the original Nepali Congress. The Nepali Congress (Democratic) was led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, while the original was led by ...
** Nepali Congress (Rastrabadi) * N.C., "no chord" in
guitar tablature Tablature (or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering or the location of the played notes rather than musical pitches. Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the guitar, lute or vihuela ...
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Nonconformity (quality) In quality management, a nonconformity (sometimes referred to as a non conformance or nonconformance or defect) is a deviation from a specification, a standard, or an expectation. Nonconformities or nonconformance can be classified in seriousnes ...
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Noncommercial A non-commercial (also spelled noncommercial) activity is an activity that is not carried out in the interest of profit. The opposite is commercial, something that primarily serves profit interests and is focused on business. For example, advertis ...
(in Creative Commons licenses)


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