PDC may refer to:

In science and technology

Chemistry, biology and medicine

Phosducin Phosducin, also known as PDC, is a human protein and gene. It belongs to the phosducin family of proteins. This gene encodes a phosphoprotein, which is located in the outer and inner segments of the rod cells in the retina. This protein may part ...

, a human protein and gene in the retina * Pyridinium dichromate (Cornforth reagent), a chromium-based oxidant *

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) is a complex of three enzymes that converts pyruvate into acetyl-CoA by a process called pyruvate decarboxylation. Acetyl-CoA may then be used in the citric acid cycle to carry out cellular respiration, and t ...

, an enzyme complex * Plasmacytoid dendritic cell

Computing

Peripheral DMA controller A peripheral DMA controller (PDC) is a feature found in modern microcontrollers. This is typically a FIFO with automated control features for driving implicitly included modules in a microcontroller such as UARTs. This takes a large burden from th ...

Personal decompression computer A dive computer, personal decompression computer or decompression meter is a device used by an underwater diver to measure the elapsed time and depth during a dive and use this data to calculate and display an ascent profile which according to th ...

, for scuba divers * Personal Digital Cellular, a Japanese 2G mobile phone standard * Primary Domain Controller *

Professional Developers Conference Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) was a series of conferences for software developers; the conference was held infrequently to coincide with beta releases of the Windows operating system, and showcased topics of interest to thos ...

, by Microsoft * Programme Delivery Control, a teletext standard

Other uses in science and technology

Power distribution center Power most often refers to: * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events ** Abusive power Power may ...

, electrical equipment *

Pulsed DC Pulsed DC (PDC) or pulsating direct current is a periodic current which changes in value but never changes direction. Some authors use the term pulsed DC to describe a signal consisting of one or more rectangular ("flat-topped"), rather than sinus ...

, type of electric current *

Pyroclastic density current A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ground away from a volcano at average speeds of bu ...

or pyroclastic flow of a volcano

Politics and government

Centrist Democratic Party (Rwanda) The Centrist Democratic Party (, PDC) is a political party in Rwanda. History The party was established as the Christian Democratic Party (''Parti Démocratique Chrêtien'') in 1991 by Jean-Népomuscène Nayinzira.Aimable Twagilimana (2007) ''H ...

* Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland *

Partido Demócrata Cristiano (disambiguation) ''Partido Demócrata Cristiano'' may refer to: * Partido Demócrata Cristiano (Argentina), a political party in Argentina * Partido Demócrata Cristiano (Bolivia), a political party in Bolivia * Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Chile, a political ...

, several parties in Central & South America * Christian Democratic Party (Brazil) (''Partido Democrata Cristão'') * Catalan European Democratic Party * Portland Development Commission, later

Prosper Portland Prosper Portland, formerly the Portland Development Commission (PDC), is the community development corporation created by the city of Portland, Oregon. It promotes development, housing projects and economic development within the city's eleven urba ...

, Oregon, US * Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, US * Former Constitutional Democratic Party, Italy * Parlementair Documentatie Centrum (Parliamentary Documentation Centre), (Netherlands), an institute that documents Dutch parliamentary history

Organizations

* PDC (gang), later rap group, London, UK * Pacific Disaster Center, disaster preparedness institute based in Hawaii * Partisan Defense Committee, a Trotskyist legal defense organization * Phi Delta Chi, pharmaceutical fraternity at the University of Michigan * Philosophy Documentation Center, a publisher * Producers Distributing Corporation, 1920s US film company *

Professional Darts Corporation The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the World ...

, operates darts competitions

Other uses

* Pennsylvania Dutch language (ISO 639-3 language code) * Pocket Dream Console, a game console * Permaculture Design Certificate course on sustainable systems by

Geoff Lawton Geoff Lawton (born 10 December 1954) is a British-born Australian permaculture consultant, designer, teacher and speaker. Since 1995 he has specialised in permaculture education, design, implementation, system establishment, administration and c ...

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