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

Places

* Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), the capital and the federal territory of the United States
* Bogotá, Distrito Capital, the capital city of Colombia
* Dubai City, as distinct from the Emirate of Dubai

Science, technology and mathematics

* DC or Direct current, electric current which flows in only one direction
** DC bias, a waveform's mean value
** Decicoulomb (dC), a unit of electric charge
* Dené–Caucasian languages, of east Asia and western North America
* New Zealand DC class locomotive
* Methylphosphonyl dichloride, a chemical weapons precursor

Biology and medicine

* DC., standard author abbreviation for botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778-1841)
* Dendritic cell, a type of immune cell
* Doctor of Chiropractic, a qualification in alternative medicine

Computing

* dc (computer program), a desktop calculator
* DC coefficient a.k.a. constant component in discrete cosine transform
* Data center, a physical location housing computing-related gear
* Device Context, part of the Microsoft Windows API
* Differential cryptanalysis, a form of cryptanalysis
* DigiCipher, a digital encoding scheme
* Direct Connect (protocol)
* Domain Component, an attribute in LDAP
* Domain controller, 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 set theory
* 600 (number), in Roman numerals
* 220 (number), in hexadecimal

Arts, entertainment and media

* ''D.C.'' (TV series)
* DC Comics, the American comic book publisher Detective Comics
* DC Inside, a South Korean internet forum
* DC (''Succession''), an episode of television series ''Succession''
* Director's cut, a version of a film edited by its director

Music

* ''Da capo'', a musical term
* DC Recordings, owned by Jonathan Saul Kane
* Destiny's Child, an American R&B group
* Drum Connection, a German pop group
* DC Talk, a Christian rap and rock trio.

Video games

* ''Da Capo'' (visual novel)
* '' Deadly Creatures'', a 2009 action video game
* '' Desert Combat'', a ''Battlefield 1942'' mod
* Digital Chaos, a professional ''Dota 2'' eSports team
* ''Dino Crisis'', a survival horror game series
* Dreamcast, a video game console
* Donut County, a video game by Ben Esposito

Companies and products

* DC Recordings
* DC Shoes, an American sports footwear company
* Deloitte Consulting, a multinational management consulting firm
* Delta Clipper, a proposed rocketship series by McDonnell Douglas
* Dick Clark Productions
* Diet Coke, a soft drink
* Disney Channel
* Doritos chips
* Douglas Commercial, a series of aircraft by the Douglas Aircraft Company (and later McDonnell Douglas)
* Drawception, 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, an airline (IATA code DC)

Government, law, and military

* Christian Democracy (Italy), a political party
* Christian Democracy (Brazil), a political party
* Detective constable, a rank in the British and several other police forces
* Development control in the United Kingdom, a land regulation process
* District collector, 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, American voice actor and director
* D. C. Fontana (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 (born 1957), American addictions counselor, and retired professional wrestler
* Donald L. Cox (1936–2011), American leader of the Black Panther Party, known as Field Marshal DC
* D. C. Reeves, American businessman, journalist and politician

Religion

* DC, a dominical letter indicating a leap year starting on Thursday
* Christian Doctrine Fathers, a Catholic organization
* Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, a Society of Apostolic Life for women within the Catholic Church

Schools

* Delaware County Christian School, in Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
* Dhaka College, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
* 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, 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 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 building housing goods to be distributed to retailers, wholesalers, or consumers
* Dust collector, equipment in a woodworking shop
* Driverless car
* Discharge (disambiguation)
* Dream character, an imaginary person that only appears in dreams

See also

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* D&C (disambiguation)
* AC/DC (disambiguation)

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