SCN may stand for:
Science and technology
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Switched circuit network, i.e. the public switched telephone network
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Server change number, a counter variable used in client-server architecture
*System change number, a stamp that defines a committed version in an
Oracle Database
Oracle Database (commonly referred to as Oracle DBMS, Oracle Autonomous Database, or simply as Oracle) is a multi-model database management system produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation.
It is a database commonly used for running online t ...
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Thiocyanate, an organic compound in the cyanate family
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Scandium nitride
Scandium nitride (ScN) is a binary III-V indirect bandgap semiconductor. It is composed of the scandium cation and the nitride anion. It forms crystals that can be grown on tungsten foil through sublimation and recondensation. It has a rock-salt ...
(ScN), an inorganic compound
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Satellite Catalog Number, an identification number given to satellites
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Scene mode
Most digital cameras support the ability to choose among a number of configurations, or '' modes'', for use in various situations. Professional DSLR cameras provide several manual modes; consumer point-and-shoot cameras emphasize automatic mo ...
, a mode in digital cameras
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Sociocybernetics
Sociocybernetics is an interdisciplinary science between sociology and general systems theory and cybernetics. The International Sociological Association has a specialist research committee in the area – RC51 – which publishes the (electron ...
*.scn,
SceneKit
SceneKit, sometimes rendered Scene Kit, is a 3D graphics application programming interface (API) for Apple Inc. platforms written in Objective-C. It is a high-level framework designed to provide an easy-to-use layer over the lower level APIs like O ...
archive format
Medicine
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Severe congenital neutropenia, rare disorders
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Suprachiasmatic nucleus
The suprachiasmatic nucleus or nuclei (SCN) is a tiny region of the brain in the hypothalamus, situated directly above the optic chiasm. It is responsible for controlling circadian rhythms. The neuronal and hormonal activities it generates regula ...
, in the brain's hypothalamus
*SCN1A to SCN11A, SCN2B to SCN4B,
sodium channel genes and beta subunits
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Solid cell nests, in pathology
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Soybean cyst nematode, a type of parasitic nematode
Communications & media
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Saskatchewan Communications Network, TV channel
*Southern Command Network,
American Forces Network
The American Forces Network (AFN) is a government television and radio broadcast service the U.S. military provides to those stationed or assigned overseas. Headquartered at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, AFN's broadcast operations, which i ...
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SAP Community Network, of SAP SE users
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SCN (TV station), TV station in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, owned by Southern Cross Austereo
*SCN, former branding of
GLV/BCV, a TV station in Victoria, Australia
Organizations
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Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, a Roman Catholic religious order
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Supervisory Council of the North, an Afghan military unit
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Supreme Court of Nigeria
Other uses
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Saarbrücken Airport, by IATA airport code
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Scottish Candidate Number, a student identifier
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Sicilian language, ISO 639 codes
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