DCL or may refer to: * 650 in Roman numerals, see 650 (disambiguation)

Computers

* Data Center Linux, see

Open Source Development Labs Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) was a non-profit organization supported by a consortium to promote Linux for enterprise computing. Founded in 2000, OSDL positioned itself as an independent, non-profit lab for developers who are adding enterpris ...

* Data Control Language, a subset of SQL *

Dialog Control Language Dialog Control Language (DCL) is a high-level description language and interpreter within AutoCAD for creating simple graphical dialogs. AutoLISP extensions use it to interact with the user in the AutoCAD environment. Features and usage Unlike othe ...

, a language and interpreter within AutoCAD *

DIGITAL Command Language DIGITAL Command Language (DCL) is the standard command language adopted by many of the operating systems created by Digital Equipment Corporation. DCL had its roots in IAS, TOPS-20, and RT-11 and was implemented as a standard across most of Digit ...

, the command language used by most of the operating systems from the former Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), now owned by Hewlett-Packard (HP) *

Double-checked locking In software engineering, double-checked locking (also known as "double-checked locking optimization") is a software design pattern used to reduce the overhead of acquiring a lock by testing the locking criterion (the "lock hint") before acquiring th ...

, a software design pattern * .dcl, source code files for

Clean (programming language) Clean is a general-purpose purely functional computer programming language. It was called the Concurrent Clean System, then the Clean System, later just Clean. Clean has been developed by a group of researchers from the Radboud University in Nij ...

* .dcl, Delphi Control Library files for

Embarcadero Delphi Delphi is a general-purpose programming language and a software product that uses the Delphi dialect of the Object Pascal programming language and provides an integrated development environment (IDE) for rapid application development of desktop, ...

Military

* Char de dépannage DNG/DCL, armoured recovery vehicle

Degrees

* Doctor of Canon Law, for studies of canon law of the Roman Catholic Church *

Doctor of Civil Law Doctor of Civil Law (DCL; la, Legis Civilis Doctor or Juris Civilis Doctor) is a degree offered by some universities, such as the University of Oxford, instead of the more common Doctor of Laws (LLD) degrees. At Oxford, the degree is a higher ...

, an alternative to the Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree

Organizations

* Data Connection Ltd, a former name of

Metaswitch Metaswitch Networks is a private UK-based company which was acquired by Microsoft in July 2020. Metaswitch Networks designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed telecommunications software to communication service providers, equipment manufa ...

Detroit College of Law The Michigan State University College of Law (Michigan State Law or MSU Law) is the law school of Michigan State University, a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan. Established in 1891 as the Detroit College of Law, it was the ...

, now known as the Michigan State University College of Law *

Disney Cruise Line Disney Cruise Line is a cruise line operation that is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The company was incorporated in 1996 as Magical Cruise Company Limited, through the first vessel, ''Disney Magic'' and is domiciled in London, Englan ...

, a cruise line company (United States)

Places

* Deep Creek Lake State Park, a Maryland state park in Garrett County, United States

Science, technology, and medicine

* DCL Technology Demonstrator programme, a torpedo detection system (U.K.) * Device for Connection of Luminaires, a European plug and socket system for connecting lighting equipment * DICER-like, family of plant genes * Direct

coal liquefaction Coal liquefaction is a process of converting coal into liquid hydrocarbons: liquid fuels and petrochemicals. This process is often known as "Coal to X" or "Carbon to X", where X can be many different hydrocarbon-based products. However, the most ...

'' * Deuterium chloride, DCl, a form of

hydrogen chloride The compound hydrogen chloride has the chemical formula and as such is a hydrogen halide. At room temperature, it is a colourless gas, which forms white fumes of hydrochloric acid upon contact with atmospheric water vapor. Hydrogen chloride ga ...

using deuterium atoms

Sports and games

Dual County League The Dual County League (DCL) is a dual county high school athletic conference in District A of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) is an organization that sponsor ...

, a high school athletic conference in Massachusetts, United States *

Drone Champions League Drone most commonly refers to: * Drone (bee), a male bee, from an unfertilized egg * Unmanned aerial vehicle * Unmanned surface vehicle, watercraft * Unmanned underwater vehicle or underwater drone Drone, drones or The Drones may also refer to: ...

, a drone racing league {{disambiguation