asc

1. UKabbreviationinitialismlawInitialism of Act of Senedd Cymru; formerly called Acts of the National Assembly for Wales, and only used for Acts passed after the change of name.

   Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Act 2020 (2020 asc 2)

plural ASCs

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of altered state of consciousness.

   Ravers listen to technomusic at home, and some have commented that certain tracks of music can elicit ASC similar to the ones experienced at raves.

   2005, Michael J. Gilmour, Call Me the Seeker, page 244

2. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of ambulatory surgery center.

   1 more example

   The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) differs from the general hospital (GH) in several respects. […] The ASC has many advantages over the GH facility, some of which are financial and others related to patient flow and satisfaction. Clearly, a facility that has a limited purpose and scope can eliminate many services and costs that are necessary in the GH.

   2000, Michael Lavan, “Facilities for Ambulatory Surgery. Part A: The Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center”, in H. Randolph Bailey, Michael J. Snyder, editors, Ambulatory Anorectal Surgery, Springer, →ISBN, page 1

3. abbreviationinitialismmental healthInitialism of autism spectrum condition.
4. abbreviationdivingAbbreviation of ascent time.

   Synonyms: TTS

5. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Arctic/arctic security cutter

   Synonyms: arctic security cutter, Arctic security cutter

6. computingASC (“an ASCII-encoded text file”): Ellipsis of ASC file

   Synonyms: ASCII file, ASC file, .ASC file, .asc file

1. AustraliaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Australian Sports Commission.
2. CanadaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Advertising Standards Canada.
3. UKabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Association of Speakers Clubs.
4. UKabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
5. PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Apayao State College.
6. abbreviationcomputingAbbreviation of ASCII.