NC may refer to:
People
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Naga Chaitanya, an Indian Telugu film actor; sometimes nicknamed by the initials of his first and middle name, NC
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Nathan Connolly
Nathan Connolly (born 20 January 1981) is a Northern Irish musician, who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band Snow Patrol.
Early life
Connolly, who was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, sang for a ...
, lead guitarist for Snow Patrol
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Nostalgia Critic
''Nostalgia Critic'' is an American review comedy web series created, directed by and starring web comedian Douglas "Doug" Walker. The series initially launched on YouTube on July 3, 2007, before moving to Walker's own site, That Guy with the G ...
, the alter ego of Internet comedian Doug Walker from ''That Guy with the Glasses''
Places
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New Caledonia
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, special collectivity of France (ISO 3166-1 country code NC)
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New Canaan, a town in Connecticut, U.S.
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North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
, a U.S. state by postal abbreviation
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Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...
, a self-declared state on the island of Cyprus
Science, technology, and mathematics
Biology and medicine
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Nasal cannula, a device used to deliver supplemental oxygen
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Neural crest, a transient component of the ectoderm
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Effective number of codons Effective number of codons (abbreviated as ENC or ''Nc'') is a measure to study the state of codon usage biases in genes and genomes. The way that ENC is computed has obvious similarities to the computation of effective population size in population ...
, a measure to study the state of codon usage biases in genes
Chemistry
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(-NC) Isocyanide, an organic functional group.
Computing and internet
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NC (complexity), the set of decision problems decidable in polylogarithmic time on a parallel computer with a polynomial number of processors
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Naming Context
Active Directory naming context (NC) or ''directory partition'', is a logical portion of the Microsoft's Active Directory
Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. It is included in most Wi ...
, in Microsoft Active Directory
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NCsoft, a producer of MMORPGs such as Lineage
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Netcat, a computer network utility
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Network computer, a diskless desktop computer in the late 1990s
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Norton Commander
Norton Commander (NC) is a discontinued prototypical orthodox file manager (OFM), written by John Socha and released by Peter Norton Computing (later acquired in 1990 by the Symantec corporation). NC provides a text-based user interface for ma ...
, an orthodox file manager program
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PernMUSH, an online game based on Anne McCaffrey's Pern novels
Physics and materials
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Nanocarbon, a short name for material based on carbon nanotubes
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Nanocoulomb, 1: of the SI unit of electric charge
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Neutral current
Weak neutral current interactions are one of the ways in which subatomic particles can interact by means of the weak force. These interactions are mediated by the Z boson. The discovery of weak neutral currents was a significant step towar ...
, a class of physics interaction where the mediating boson is neutral, especially for neutrino experiments
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Nuclear chemistry
Nuclear chemistry is the sub-field of chemistry dealing with radioactivity, nuclear processes, and transformations in the nuclei of atoms, such as nuclear transmutation and nuclear properties.
It is the chemistry of radioactive elements such as t ...
, the subfield of chemistry dealing with radioactivity, nuclear processes and nuclear properties
Mathematics
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nc (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 ...
, one of Jacobi's elliptic functions
Other uses in science and technology
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National coarse
The Unified Thread Standard (UTS) defines a standard thread form and series—along with allowances, tolerances, and designations—for screw threads commonly used in the United States and Canada. It is the main standard for bolts, nuts, and a wi ...
, a Unified Thread Standard for screws, nuts, and bolts
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National Radio Company
The National Radio Company, headquartered in Malden, Massachusetts, United States, was an American manufacturer of radio equipment from 1914 to 1991.
History
The company was incorporated, in 1914, as the "National Toy Company", but by 1916 had inc ...
, American manufacturer of radio equipment from 1914 to 1991
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Noise criteria, a single-value measurement of background noise derived from a graphic representation of the sound pressure audio spectrum (noise curves)
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Noun class
In linguistics, a noun class is a particular category of nouns. A noun may belong to a given class because of the characteristic features of its referent, such as gender, animacy, shape, but such designations are often clearly conventional. Some ...
, a grammatical category of nouns
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Normally closed
In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type of ...
, an electrical switch where the default position is closed
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Numerical control
Numerical control (also computer numerical control, and commonly called CNC) is the automated control of machining tools (such as drills, lathes, mills, grinders, routers and 3D printers) by means of a computer. A CNC machine processes a pi ...
, a method of automatic operation of machine tools
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NC MX-5 Miata, the third generation of the Mazda MX-5
Transport
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Northern Air Cargo, an American cargo airline (IATA designator NC)
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National Jet Systems
National Jet Systems, formerly ''Cobham Aviation Services Australia - Airline Services'', is an Australian regional airline based at Adelaide Airport, operating regular scheduled services as part of the QantasLink brand. , an Australian charter airline (IATA designator NC)
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Curtiss NC, an American flying boat nicknamed the "Nancy boat"
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NC-4
The NC-4 was a Curtiss NC flying boat that was the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, albeit not non-stop. The NC designation was derived from the collaborative efforts of the Navy (N) and Curtiss (C). The NC series flying boats w ...
, the first aircraft to cross the atlantic (with multiple stops)
* NC, an international maritime
distress signal
A distress signal, also known as a distress call, is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help. Distress signals are communicated by transmitting radio signals, displaying a visually observable item or illumination, or making a soun ...
Other uses
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MPAA film rating system code indicating that children under 17 are not admitted
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National Certificate, an educational award in various countries including Ireland and Scotland
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National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces or National Coalition, a Syrian revolutionary organisation
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Nehru Centre
Nehru Centre is a centre to promote the teachings and ideals of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, through educational and cultural programmes in the city of Mumbai, India. The Centre organises scientific, cultural and educat ...
, Mumbai, India
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New Centre, a former political party in France now known as
The Centrists
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New Continent School
New Continent School ( es, Colegio Nuevo Continente, NC) is a private school system in Mexico. It has three campuses, all three owned by Ian El'hoe Quintana Master: Campus Cd. de México in Colonia Del Valle, Benito Juárez, Mexico City; Campus Cu ...
(Colegio Nuevo Continente), a private school in Mexico
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No comment, in internet slang
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No contest (combat sports)
No contest (abbreviated "NC") is a technical term used in some combat sports to describe a fight that ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands, without a winner or loser. The concept carried over to professional wrestling, where it is far more ...
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Non Cognizable Offense, in law
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Nepali Congress, a political party in Nepal
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Nepali Congress (Democratic)
Nepali Congress (Democratic) ( was a political party in Nepal, which was formed due to a vertical split of the original Nepali Congress. The Nepali Congress (Democratic) was led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, while the original was led by ...
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Nepali Congress (Rastrabadi)
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N.C., "no chord" in
guitar tablature
Tablature (or tabulature, or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering rather than musical pitches.
Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the guitar, lute or vihuela, as well as many fre ...
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Nonconformity (quality) In quality management, a nonconformity (sometimes referred to as a non conformance or nonconformance or defect) is a deviation from a specification, a standard, or an expectation. Nonconformities or nonconformance can be classified in seriousness m ...
, in Quality management
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Noncommercial (in Creative Commons licenses)
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