BC most often refers to: *

Before Christ The terms (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The term is Medieval Latin and means 'in the year of the Lord', but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", ...

, a calendar era based on the traditionally reckoned year of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth *

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, the westernmost province of Canada *

Baja California Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...

, a state of Mexico BC may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* "B.C.", a song by Sparks from the 1974 album ''

Propaganda Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded ...

'' * ''B.C.'' (comic strip) by Johnny Hart, and one of its characters * ''BC'' (video game) by Lionhead Studios * ''

BC The Archaeology of the Bible Lands ''BC: The Archaeology of the Bible Lands'' was a BBC television series from the 1970s. It investigated the archaeology of the Bible lands. It was presented by Magnus Magnusson. The consultant on Biblical archaeology was James B. Pritchard of ...

'', a BBC television series * Bullet Club, a professional wrestling stable

Businesses and organizations

Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist The Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist ( la, Ordo Basilianus Sancti Iohannis Baptistæ) is a Melkite Greek Catholic monastic order of Pontifical Right for Men. The members of the Order add the nominal B.C after their names to ind ...

, an order of the Greek Catholic Church *

BC Card BC Card (Hangul: 비씨카드) is a South Korean financial services company headquartered in Seoul. South Korea's largest payment processing company, it provides end-to-end payment services, primarily to financial institutions, as well as to loca ...

, a Korean credit card company * Bella Center, a conference center in Copenhagen, Denmark *

Brasseries du Cameroun Les Sociétés Anonymes des Brasseries du Cameroun (SABC or Groupe SABC) is a brewing company in Cameroon. Their offices and main factory are in Douala, with other breweries in Bafoussam, Douala, Garoua, and Yaoundé. Les Brasseries et Glacieres ...

, a brewery in Cameroon (also known as ''SABC'') * Brunswick Corporation (NYSE ticker symbol BC)

Education

United States

* Bakersfield College, a college in Bakersfield, California * Bellevue College, a college in Bellevue, Washington * Benedictine College, a college in Atchison, Kansas *

Benedictine Military School Benedictine Military School (also referred to as Benedictine or BC) is an American Roman Catholic military high school for boys located in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1902 by the Benedictine monks of Savannah Priory, whic ...

, a high school in Savannah, Georgia * Bergen Catholic High School, a high school in Oradell, New Jersey *

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

, a university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts **

Boston College Eagles The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams that represent Boston College, located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivisio ...

, its athletic teams *

Brazosport College Brazosport College (BC) is a public community college in Lake Jackson, Texas. The college was opened in 1968 and offers primarily associate degrees and some bachelor's degrees. The campus features The Clarion, a regional musical performance ven ...

, a college in Lake Jackson, Texas * Broward College, a college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Worldwide

* ''Baccalaureus'' or bc, a

Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

in the Netherlands * Baghdad College, a high school in Baghdad, Iraq * British Council

Science and technology

Backcrossing Backcrossing is a crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent, to achieve offspring with a genetic identity closer to that of the parent. It is used in horticulture, animal breeding, and product ...

, a crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents, or a genetically similar individual *

Backward compatibility Backward compatibility (sometimes known as backwards compatibility) is a property of an operating system, product, or technology that allows for interoperability with an older legacy system, or with input designed for such a system, especially i ...

, the ability of new software to work similarly to its predecessor * Ballistic coefficient, a measure of air drag on a projectile * Base curve radius, a parameter of a contact lens * Battle command, a military discipline *

Bayonet cap A bayonet mount (mainly as a method of mechanical attachment, such as fitting a lens to a camera using a matching lens mount) or bayonet connector (for electrical use) is a fastening mechanism consisting of a cylindrical male side with one o ...

, a standard light bulb connection *

bc (programming language) bc, for ''basic calculator'' (often referred to as ''bench calculator''), is "''an arbitrary-precision calculator language''" with syntax similar to the C programming language. bc is typically used as either a mathematical scripting language or ...

, an arbitrary-precision calculator language * Black carbon, a carbonaceous component of soot * Bliss bibliographic classification, a library cataloguing system * × ''Brassocattleya'' or ''Bc.'', an orchid genus *

Buoyancy compensator (diving) A buoyancy compensator (BC), also called a buoyancy control device (BCD), stabilizer, stabilisor, stab jacket, wing or adjustable buoyancy life jacket (ABLJ), depending on design, is a type of diving equipment which is worn by divers to establis ...

, a piece of scuba diving equipment

Transportation

* NZR B^C class, a type of steam locomotive *

Skymark Airlines () is a Japanese low-cost airline headquartered at Haneda Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It operates scheduled services with a main base at Haneda Airport, but is also the dominant carrier at Kobe Airport, and the only Japanese airline offerin ...

(IATA airline code BC)

Other uses

* Bullcrap, a phrase denoting something worthless * "B.C.", nickname of

Burr Chamberlain Burr Clark "B. C." Chamberlain (August 21, 1877 – November 11, 1933) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Yale University from 1896 to 1898 at the center and tackle positions. Three times he was an All-Ame ...

(1877–1933), American football player and coach *

Baguio Baguio ( , ), officially the City of Baguio ( ilo, Siudad ti Baguio; fil, Lungsod ng Baguio), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", ...

, a city in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

, locally abbreviated as "B.C." *

BC Powder BC Powder is an American brand of over-the-counter analgesic pain reliever owned by Prestige Consumer Healthcare and manufactured in Washington, DC. Ingredients Originally produced at the Hepolscheiemer Clinic in Graz, Austria, it contains 84 ...

, a brand of pain reliever *

BookCrossing BookCrossing (also BC, BCing or BXing) is defined as "the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise." The term is derived from bookcrossing.com, a free online book club which was founde ...

, a website that encourages leaving books in public places to be found by others