TLC

plural TLCs

1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of tender loving care.

   More join us at Colwall and at the lovely station at Great Malvern, although the place is in need of some TLC nowadays. The ornate canopy supports are overdue a repaint, and the closed cafe gives the place a forlorn air.

   2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67

2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableanalytical chemistryInitialism of thin-layer chromatography.
3. abbreviationinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of technology life cycle.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismbusinessInitialism of triple-level cell.
5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehematologyInitialism of total leukocyte count.

1. An American television channel owned by Discovery Communications (formerly called The Learning Channel).

   For the TLC undertaking, he employs only underachievers, cronies who have been hired for their ability to make the work site madcap and, therefore, filmable.

   2005 November 3, Ned Martel, “The Unlikely Progress of a Barely Motivated Underachiever”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 May 2015