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Places

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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

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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 The New Zealand DC class locomotive is a type of diesel-electric mainline locomotive on the New Zealand rail network, operated by KiwiRail on freight trains, and formerly on long-distance passenger trains. The class was rebuilt from the DA cl ...
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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 abov ...
, a chemical weapons precursor


Biology and medicine

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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 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 Candol ...
(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

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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 DigiCipher 2, or simply DCII, is a proprietary standard format of digital signal transmission and it doubles as an encryption standard with MPEG-2/MPEG-4 signal video compression used on many communications satellite television and audio signals. ...
, 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 220px, Logo image of DCMI, which formulates Dublin Core The Dublin Core, also known as the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DCMES), is a set of fifteen "core" elements (properties) for describing resources. This fifteen-element Dublin Core has ...
, a metadata standard *
Dynamic contrast The contrast ratio (CR) is a property of a display system, defined as the ratio of the luminance of the brightest shade (white) to that of the darkest shade (black) that the system is capable of producing. A high contrast ratio is a desired aspect ...
, an LCD technology


Mathematics

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dc (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 (see also pendulum (mathematics)), as well as in the design of electronic elliptic filters. While t ...
, 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) 600 (six hundred) is the natural number following 599 and preceding 601. Mathematical properties Six hundred is a composite number, an abundant number, a pronic number and a Harshad number. Credit and cars * In the United States, a credit s ...
, 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 ...
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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 DC Comics, Detective Comics * DC Inside, a South Korean internet forum * DC (Succession), 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), ''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 * List of Dyson products, 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 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 Candol ...
(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

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