DC, D.C., D/C, Dc, or dc may refer to:

Places

Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

(District of Columbia), the capital and the federal territory of the United States * Bogotá, Distrito Capital, the capital city of Colombia *

Dubai City Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

, as distinct from the Emirate of Dubai

Science, technology and mathematics

* DC or

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

, electric current which flows in only one direction **

DC bias In signal processing, when describing a periodic function in the time domain, the DC bias, DC component, DC offset, or DC coefficient is the mean amplitude of the waveform. If the mean amplitude is zero, there is no DC bias. A waveform with no DC ...

, a waveform's mean value ** Decicoulomb (dC), a unit of electric charge *

Dené–Caucasian languages Dené–Caucasian is a proposed language family that includes widely-separated language groups spoken in the Northern Hemisphere: Sino-Tibetan languages, Yeniseian languages, Burushaski and North Caucasian languages in Asia; Na-Dené languages in ...

, of east Asia and western North America * New Zealand DC class locomotive *

Methylphosphonyl dichloride Methylphosphonyl dichloride (DC) or dichloro is an organophosphorus compound. It has a number of commercial uses but is most notable as being a precursor to several chemical weapons agents. It is a white crystalline solid that melts slightly above ...

, a chemical weapons precursor

Biology and medicine

DC. Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...

, standard author abbreviation for botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778-1841) *

Dendritic cell Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells (also known as ''accessory cells'') of the mammalian immune system. Their main function is to process antigen material and present it on the cell surface to the T cells of the immune system. ...

, a type 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. Students are trained in academic ar ...

, a qualification in alternative medicine

Computing

dc (computer program) dc (''desk calculator'') is a cross-platform reverse-Polish calculator which supports arbitrary-precision arithmetic. Written by Lorinda Cherry and Robert Morris at Bell Labs, it is one of the oldest Unix utilities, preceding even the invention ...

, a desktop calculator * DC coefficient a.k.a. constant component in discrete cosine transform *

Data center A data center (American English) or data centre (British English)See spelling differences. is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunic ...

, a physical location housing computing-related gear *

Device Context The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) is a legacy component of Microsoft Windows responsible for representing graphical objects and transmitting them to output devices such as monitors and printers. Windows apps use Windows API to interact with G ...

, part of the Microsoft Windows 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 aff ...

, a form of cryptanalysis * DigiCipher, 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 of ...

* Domain Component, an attribute in LDAP *

Domain controller A domain controller (DC) is a server computer that responds to security authentication requests within a computer network domain. It is a network server that is responsible for allowing host access to domain resources. It authenticates users, store ...

, a server used to manage a Windows domain * Dublin Core, a metadata standard * Dynamic contrast, an LCD technology

Mathematics

* dc (elliptic function), one of Jacobi's elliptic functions *

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 ...

, in set theory * 600 (number), in

Roman numerals Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages. Numbers are written with combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet, eac ...

220 (number) 220 (two hundred ndtwenty) is the natural number following 219 and preceding 221. In mathematics It is a composite number, with its proper divisors being 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 55 and 110, making it an amicable number with 284. Every nu ...

, in

hexadecimal In mathematics and computing, the hexadecimal (also base-16 or simply hex) numeral system is a positional numeral system that represents numbers using a radix (base) of 16. Unlike the decimal system representing numbers using 10 symbols, hexa ...

Arts, entertainment and media

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

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

, the American comic book publisher

Detective Comics ''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 best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...

* DC Inside, a South Korean internet forum * DC (''Succession''), an episode of television series ''Succession'' *

Director's cut A director's cut is an edited version of a film (or video game, television episode, music video, or commercial) that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit in contrast to the theatrical release. "Cut" explicitly refers to the ...

, a version of a film edited by its director

Music

* '' Da capo'', a musical term *

DC Recordings J Saul Kane (born 1969) is an English DJ, musician who has released recorded material since 1987 as Depth Charge and The Octagon Man, amongst other noms de disc. He is also the owner of the record labels DC Recordings and Electron Industries. H ...

, owned by Jonathan Saul Kane *

Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas. After years of limited ...

, an American R&B group *

Drum Connection Drum Connection (also known as DC) is a German musical ensemble and pop group. The group was founded 1995 by Max van der Rose and had its first gig at the legendary ''Dance Of Elements''. Since then Drum Connection has been on international ...

, a German pop group *

DC Talk DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian hip hop, Christian rap and Christian rock, rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by tobyMac, Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max, Kevin Max Smith ...

, a Christian rap and rock trio.

Video games

* ''Da Capo'' (visual novel) * ''

Deadly Creatures ''Deadly Creatures'' is an action video game for the Wii released in February 2009. It was developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ. The game allows players to play as a tarantula and a scorpion, engaging in combat against other creature ...

'', a 2009 action video game * ''

Desert Combat ''Battlefield 1942'' is a 2002 first-person shooter video game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The game can be played in single-player mode against the video game AI or in multiplayer mod ...

'', a ''Battlefield 1942'' mod *

Digital Chaos Chaos Esports Club is an American esports organization. Originally founded as Digital Chaos in 2015, the organization is best known for their ''Dota 2'' team's Cinderella story, Cinderella run at The International 2016 tournament, where they fi ...

, a professional ''Dota 2'' eSports team * '' Dino Crisis'', a survival horror game series * Dreamcast, a video game console *

Donut County ''Donut County'' is an indie video game developed by American indie designer Ben Esposito and published by Annapurna Interactive. In the game, the player moves a hole to swallow objects, which makes the hole increase in size. The concept origina ...

, a video game by Ben Esposito

Companies and products

DC Shoes DC Shoes is an American company that specializes in footwear for action sports, including skateboarding and snowboarding. The company also manufactures apparel, bags, accessories, hats, tshirts, and posters. History The company was founded in J ...

, an American sports footwear company *

Deloitte Consulting Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (), commonly referred to as Deloitte, is an international professional services network headquartered in London, England. Deloitte is the largest professional services network by revenue and number of profession ...

, a multinational management consulting firm *

Delta Clipper The DC-X, short for Delta Clipper or Delta Clipper Experimental, was an uncrewed prototype of a reusable single-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas in conjunction with the United States Department of Defense's Strategic ...

, a proposed rocketship series by McDonnell Douglas *

Dick Clark Productions Dick Clark Productions (DCP, stylized in lowercase as dick clark productions or dcp) is an American multinational television production company founded by radio and TV host Dick Clark. The studio primarily produces award shows and other music en ...

* Diet Coke, a soft drink *

Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...

Doritos Doritos () is an American brand of flavored tortilla chips produced since 1964 by Frito-Lay, a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo. The original Doritos were not flavored. The first flavor was Toasted Corn, released in 1966, followed by Taco in ...

chips * Douglas Commercial, a series of aircraft by the

Douglas Aircraft Company The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace manufacturer based in Southern California. It was founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas Sr. and later merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas; it then operated as ...

(and later McDonnell Douglas) *

Drawception ''Drawception'' is a multiplayer web-based drawing and guessing game. Considered similar to the telephone game, it was created by Jeremiah Freyholtz (aka "Reed") and released as an early beta on March 24, 2012, or March 26, 2012. The game is cu ...

, an online game where a person comes up with something to draw, someone else draws it, someone else interprets that drawing, then someone tries to draw that interpretation, and so on * Dyson vacuum cleaners, which use product code prefix DC *

Golden Air Golden means made of, or relating to gold. Golden may also refer to: Places United Kingdom *Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall *Golden Cap, Dorset *Golden Square, Soho, London *Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershir ...

, an airline (IATA code DC)

Government, law, and military

Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy ( it, Democrazia Cristiana, 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 ideal successor of the Italian People' ...

, a political party *

Christian Democracy (Brazil) The Christian Democracy (, DC) is a Christian democratic political party in Brazil. It was founded on March 30, 1995 as the Christian Social Democratic Party (, PSDC), elected mayors and council members in 1996, and was officially registered on ...

, a political party *

Detective constable A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal Police, law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Ot ...

, a rank in the British and several other police forces *

Development control in the United Kingdom Development Management, formerly known as planning control, or development control, is the element of the United Kingdom's system of town and country planning through which local government or the Secretary of State, regulates land use and new bu ...

, a land regulation process *

District collector A District Collector-cum-District Magistrate (also known as Deputy Commissioner in some states) is an All India Service officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre who is responsible for ''land revenue collection'', ''canal reven ...

, an Indian Administrative Service officer in charge of revenue collection and administration of a district * District Commissioner, a rank in the British former Colonial Service * District Court * Dossier criminal, in Indian policing

People

D. C. Douglas D. C. Douglas is an American actor. He is best known for his voice roles as Albert Wesker in the ''Resident Evil'' series, Legion in the ''Mass Effect'' series and Yoshikage Kira in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. On camera, he has appeared on sh ...

, American voice actor and director *

D. C. Fontana Dorothy Catherine Fontana (March 25, 1939 – December 2, 2019) was an American television script writer and story editor, best known for her work on the original '' Star Trek'' franchise and several Western television series. After a shor ...

(Dorothy Catherine Fontana) (1939–2019), American screenwriter known primarily for work on ''Star Trek'' * D/C, stage name of British singer-songwriter Dan Caplen * Dalton Castle (wrestler) (born 1986) * Daniel Cormier (born 1979) Olympic wrestler and heavyweight mixed martial artist * David Coulthard (born 1971) British racing driver, known as DC * ''DC.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778–1841) *

D. C. Drake Don Clyde Drake (born September 16, 1957) is an American addictions counselor, retired professional wrestler and former professional wrestling promotion, promoter. He is best known for his appearances on the Northeastern United States, northeaster ...

(born 1957), American addictions counselor, and retired professional wrestler *

Donald L. Cox Donald Lee Cox (April 16, 1936 – February 19, 2011), known as Field Marshal DC, was an early member of the leadership of the African American revolutionary leftist organization the Black Panther Party, joining the group in 1967. Cox was title ...

(1936–2011), American leader of the Black Panther Party, known as Field Marshal DC *

D. C. Reeves Darcy Curran Reeves is an American businessman, journalist and politician who has served as the 64th mayor of Pensacola since 2022. The son of James J. Reeves, he worked for the Florida State University's student newspaper, the ''Pensacola Ne ...

, American businessman, journalist and politician

Religion

* DC, a dominical letter indicating a leap year starting on Thursday *

Christian Doctrine Fathers The Christian Doctrine Fathers officially named Congregation of Christian Doctrine ( la, Congregatio Patrum Doctrinae Christianae), abbreviated D.C. and also commonly called the Doctrinaries, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pont ...

, a Catholic organization *

Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul ( la, Societas Filiarum Caritatis a Sancto Vincentio de Paulo), commonly called the Daughters of Charity or Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul, is a Society of Apostoli ...

, a Society of Apostolic Life for women within the Catholic Church

Schools

Delaware County Christian School Delaware County Christian School (also known as "DCCS" or just "DC") is a PK2 to 12 independent, coeducational, interdenominational day school with an enrollment of approximately 820 students located on two campuses in Newtown Square and Devon, Pe ...

, in Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States *

Dhaka College Dhaka College ( bn, ঢাকা কলেজ also known as DC) is the oldest secular educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhaka. It offers higher secondary education ( HSC). It has Honours and Masters programs as well which are aff ...

, in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

* Diné College, in the Navajo Nation, United States * Dominican Convent High School, Harare, a Catholic high school for girls in Harare, Zimbabwe * Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo, a Catholic high school for girls in Bulawayo, 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 scho ...

, a Catholic preparatory school for girls in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe * D'Youville College, former name of the Buffalo, New York institution now known as D'Youville University

Sports

Defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator is a coach responsible for a gridiron football (American football) team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's c ...

, a coaching position in American and Canadian football * Delhi Capitals, an Indian Premier League cricket franchise * Deccan Chargers, a former Indian Premier League cricket franchise

Other uses

Distribution center A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products (goods) to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to con ...

, a building housing goods to be distributed to retailers, wholesalers, or consumers * Dust collector, equipment in a woodworking shop * Driverless car *

Discharge (disambiguation) Discharge may refer to Expel or let go * Discharge, the act of firing a gun * Discharge, or termination of employment, the end of an employee's duration with an employer * Military discharge, the release of a member of the armed forces from serv ...

Dream character A dream character, sometimes abbreviated as DC, is an interactable human-like entity in the person's dream, especially while the person is Rapid eye movement sleep, REM-sleeping. The topic has been profoundly addressed in the lucid dreaming communi ...

, an imaginary person that only appears in dreams