ADC may refer to:
Science and medicine
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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
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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 ...
, neurological disorder associated with HIV and AIDS
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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
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Antibody-drug conjugate, a type of anticancer treatment
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Apparent diffusion coefficient
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI or DW-MRI) is the use of specific MRI sequences as well as software that generates images from the resulting data that uses the diffusion of water molecules to generate contrast in MR images. It ...
, a derived value from a diffusion MRI
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Automated dispensing cabinet
An automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) is a computerized medicine cabinet for hospitals and healthcare settings. ADCs allow medications to be stored and dispensed near the point of care while controlling and tracking drug distribution. They also ...
, a computerized drug storage device for hospitals
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Azodicarbonamide, a blowing agent
Organisations
Arts
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ADC Theatre
The ADC Theatre is a theatre in Cambridge, England, and also a department of the University of Cambridge. It is located in Park Street, north off Jesus Lane. The theatre is owned by the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club (CUADC), but is ...
, venue of the University of Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Club
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Art Directors Club of New York
The Art Directors Club of New York is an organization for art directors in New York City. It was founded in 1920, and has grown as an industry group, promoting art directors' work through exhibitions and awards, including the annual DESI award for ...
, a professional association
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Australian Dance Council, a national dance advocacy organisation
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Hong Kong Arts Development Council, a statutory body in Hong Kong
Aviation
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ADC Aircraft
The Aircraft Disposal Company (ADC) or Airdisco, was a British firm established in March 1920 to take advantage of the large number of World War I-surplus military aircraft on the market.Gunston 2005, p.7. The company changed name in 1925 to ADC ...
, a British firm established in 1920
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ADC Airlines
ADC Airlines was a Nigerian airline owned by Aviation Development Company plc and headquartered in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. It operated domestic scheduled services and regional charter flights. It had applied to be designated on internationa ...
, based in Ikeja, Nigeria
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Aerospace Defense Command, of the U.S. Air Force
Government and politics
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Aboriginal Development Commission, an Australian statutory body that existed from 1980 to 1990
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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
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Alliance for Democratic Change
The Alliance for Democratic Change (ADC) is a political party in Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes regio ...
, a political party in Tanzania
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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
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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) states that it is "the largest Arab American grassroots civil rights organization in the United States." According to its webpage it is open to people of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities ...
, a civil rights organization
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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
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Arkansas Department of Correction, US
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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
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Asociación Democrática de Colima
The Colima Democratic Association ( es, Asociación por la Democracia Colimense, Partido Político Estatal, ADC) is a political party from the State of Colima, Mexico.
Carlos Vázquez Oldenbourg together with other politicians from Colima foun ...
'', a political party from the State of Colima, Mexico
Others
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Acadia Divinity College, a seminary on the campus of Acadia University, Canada
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ADC Map
Kappa Publishing Group, Inc. is a Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based publishing company concentrating on adult puzzle books and magazines as well as children's magazines and maps. It is a private company founded in 1955 with $11.5 million in ann ...
, an American map publisher
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ADC Telecommunications
ADC Telecommunications was a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. It was acquired by TE Connectivity (Tyco Electronics) in December 2010 and ceased to exist as a separate entity. It vacated ...
, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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Australian Defence College
The Australian Defence College (ADC) comprises three joint education and training organisations operated by the Australian Defence Force in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory:
* the War College,
* the Australian Defence Force Training Cent ...
, Weston Creek, Canberra
Technology
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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
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Advanced Direct Connect
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 of ...
, a peer-to-peer file sharing and chat protocol
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Air data computer, an essential avionics component found in modern glass cockpits
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Analog-to-digital converter, a type of electronic circuit
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Android Developer Challenge, a competition
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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
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Apple Display Connector
The Apple Display Connector (ADC) is a proprietary modification of the Digital video interface, DVI connector that combines analog and digital video signals, Universal Serial Bus, USB, and power all in one Electrical cable, cable. It was used in ...
, similar to the DVI connector
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Application delivery controller, for accelerating website performance
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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
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Adlington (Cheshire) railway station, UK (National Rail code)
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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
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Aide-de-camp, assistant to a senior military or government person
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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
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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)
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Andrew Dice Clay (born 1957), American comedian
* ''A.DC.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (28 October 18064 April 1893) was a French-Swiss botanist, the son of the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.
Biography
De Candolle, son of Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, first devot ...
(1806–1893), French-Swiss botanist
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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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