SOC, SoC, Soc, may refer to:

Science and technology

Information security operations center An information security operations center (ISOC or SOC) is a facility where enterprise information systems (web sites, application software, applications, databases, data centers and server (computing), servers, computer network, networks, cli ...

, in an organization, a centralized unit that deals with computer security issues *

Selectable output control Selectable Output Control (SOC) is a content protection Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology that is incorporated into approved devices that enables a Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) to disable non-secure audio-video output b ...

Separation of concerns In computer science, separation of concerns (sometimes abbreviated as SoC) is a design principle for separating a computer program into distinct sections. Each section addresses a separate '' concern'', a set of information that affects the code o ...

, a program design principle in computer science and software engineering * Service-oriented communications * Service-oriented computing, another term for

Service-oriented architecture In software engineering, service-oriented architecture (SOA) is an architectural style that focuses on discrete services instead of a monolithic design. SOA is a good choice for system integration. By consequence, it is also applied in the field ...

* Soil organic carbon, see

Soil carbon Soil carbon is the solid carbon stored in global Soil, soils. This includes both soil organic matter and Inorganic compound, inorganic carbon as carbonate minerals. It is vital to the soil capacity in our ecosystem. Soil carbon is a carbon sink in ...

* Solid Oxide Cell, an electrochemical conversion device operating either in SOFC, SOEC, or rSOC mode * spin–orbit coupling *

State of charge State of charge (SOC) quantifies the remaining capacity available in a battery at a given time and in relation to a given state of ageing. It is usually expressed as percentage (0% = empty; 100% = full). An alternative form of the same measure i ...

, for batteries * Store-Operated Calcium channel * Super Optimal Broth with catabolite repression, a bacterial growth medium *

Superior olivary complex The superior olivary complex (SOC) or superior olive is a collection of brainstem nuclei that is located in pons, functions in multiple aspects of hearing and is an important component of the ascending and descending auditory pathways of the aud ...

System on a chip A system on a chip (SoC) is an integrated circuit that combines most or all key components of a computer or Electronics, electronic system onto a single microchip. Typically, an SoC includes a central processing unit (CPU) with computer memory, ...

(SoC), in electronic design * System Organ Class, an organizational division in the dictionary

MedDRA A subscription-based product of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), MedDRA or Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities is a clinically validated international medical ...

Associations and societies

Society A society () is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. ...

(abbr.: "soc.") *

Scottish Ornithologists' Club The Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC) is a Scottish ornithological body, founded in March 1936 at the premises of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. As of 2008, the SOC has 2,200 members. The Club runs the Scottish Birds Records Committe ...

Scouts of China The Scouts of China or the General Association of the Scouts of China (Taiwan) in full, is the National Scouting Organization (NSO) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and represents the Scouting organization in Taiwan. It is a member of the Wor ...

Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Church#Constit ...

* ''Société des Ornithologistes du Canada'', the French name of the

Society of Canadian Ornithologists The Society of Canadian Ornithologists, or , is an ornithological non-profit organization serving Canada’s ornithological community. It was founded in 1983, and is a member of the Ornithological Council. The goals of the Society are to encour ...

* Society of Operating Cameramen, the original name for the Society of Camera Operators *

Special Olympics Canada Special Olympics Canada is a national organization founded in 1969 to help people with intellectual disabilities develop self-confidence and social skills through sports training and competition. About The group is a national non-profit grassroot ...

Syrian Opposition Coalition The National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, commonly named the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), or the Syrian National Revolutionary Coalition (SNRC) was a political organization founded in Doha, Qatar, in November 2012 ...

, better known as the National Coalition

Businesses

SOC Films Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (; born November 12, 1978) is a Pakistani journalist, filmmaker and political activist known for her work in films that highlight gender inequality against women. Obaid-Chinoy is slated to direct an upcoming ''Star Wars'' ...

, a film company founded by Pakistani filmmaker and journalist Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy *

Sirte Oil Company Sirte Oil Company (SOC) () is an oil and gas company in Libya operating under the state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC). The company is located in Brega SOC’s operations include oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) and manufacturing. ...

Social overhead capital Unbalanced growth is a natural path of economic development. Situations that countries are in at any one point in time reflect their previous investment decisions and development. Accordingly, at any point in time desirable investment programs tha ...

South Oil Company Basra Oil Company (BOC) (), formerly Iraqi South Oil Company, is a national Iraqi company responsible for the oil in the south of Iraq. It is situated in Basra. BOC is one of the major fundamental formations of the Iraq National Oil Company (I ...

System and Organization Controls System and Organization Controls (SOC; also sometimes referred to as service organizations controls) as defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), is the name of a suite of reports produced during an audit. It is in ...

, a suite of reports produced during an audit

Military

Curtiss SOC Seagull The Curtiss SOC Seagull was an American single-engined scout observation seaplane, designed by Alexander Solla of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for the United States Navy. The aircraft served on battleships and cruisers in a seaplane configurat ...

, a US Navy scout observation seaplane produced by Curtiss, first in service in 1935 * Special Operations Command, various military and police organizations

Mathematics

Second-order condition In calculus, a derivative test uses the derivatives of a function to locate the critical points of a function and determine whether each point is a local maximum, a local minimum, or a saddle point. Derivative tests can also give information about ...

, a mathematical condition that distinguishes maxima and minima from other stationary points *

Self-organized criticality Self-organized criticality (SOC) is a property of dynamical systems that have a critical point as an attractor. Their macroscopic behavior thus displays the spatial or temporal scale-invariance characteristic of the critical point of a phas ...

, a property of dynamical systems in physics

Transport

* Adisumarmo International Airport (IATA: SOC), Indonesia *

Southend Central railway station Southend Central railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line and is one of two primary stations serving the city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The city's other main station is called which is the terminus of a branch line off the ...

(National Rail station code: SOC), Essex, England

Other uses

* School of Communication, a school in American University *

Security operations center A security operations center (SOC) is responsible for protecting an organization against cyber threats. SOC analysts perform round-the-clock monitoring of an organization’s network and investigate any potential security incidents. If a cybe ...

, in an organization, a centralized unit that deals with security issues * ''

The Settlers of Catan ''Catan'', previously known as ''The Settlers of Catan'' or simply ''Settlers'', is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos) as ''Die Siedler von Catan'' (). ...

'', a multiplayer board game * Shippers Owned Container,

intermodal container An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or a freight container, (or simply "container") is a large metal crate designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different Mode ...

owned by the shipper or receiver instead of by the shipping line * Soc (subculture), a 1950s precursor to the preppy look *

Sound of Contact In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the ...

, a British-based rock band * '' S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl'', a video game *

Standard Occupational Classification System The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System is a United States government system for classifying occupations. It is used by U.S. federal government agencies collecting occupational data, enabling comparison of occupations across data ...

, a system of the United States Department of Labor *

Standard of care In tort law, the standard of care is the only degree of prudence and caution required of an individual who is under a duty of care. The requirements of the standard are closely dependent on circumstances. Whether the standard of care has been b ...

, medical or psychological treatment guideline, and can be general or specific ** E.g., the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People * Statement of claim, a legal document on which one states a cause of action * Strategic Organizing Center, a group of United States labor unions * Stream of consciousness (disambiguation), a writing or psychological style with disjointed thoughts * Swedish Open Championships, an annual table tennis tournament