dc

1. abbreviationinitialismnatural sciencesInitialism of direct current.

   We used a low-pressure (0.1 mbar) hydrogen-argon mixture (10% H₂) with dc plasma ignited between two aluminum electrodes.

   2009 January 30, D. C. Elias et al., “Control of Graphene's Properties by Reversible Hydrogenation: Evidence for Graphane”, in Science, volume 323, number 5914, →DOI, page 611

2. abbreviationinitialismcrochetbusinessInitialism of double crochet.

   dc – double crochet

   [2011 August 23, Carmen Heffernan, “How to make colourful crocheted flowers”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2023

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of District of Columbia, a federal district of the United States of America.

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   Coleman, who previously broke quorum but did not join others in DC due to a recent leg amputation, gave the invocation Thursday, saying in part, “I pray that we, all of us look inside about where we want this world to go, this state, this House, and look at it from the perspective of trying to find as much common ground as can be found.”

   2021 August 19, Dianne Gallagher, “Texas Democrats’ effort to freeze voting bill ends”, in CNN

2. abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of Douglas Commercial, used in the names of airliners designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Dubai City, to distinguish it from Dubai Emirate.
4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Dreamcast, a home videogaming console from SEGA.
5. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of DC Comics: Initialism of Detective Comics.
6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles; clipping of DCHP.
7. abbreviationinformalAbbreviation of Discord.

plural DCs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablelawInitialism of district court.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of direct current.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountabledegreeInitialism of doctor of chiropractic.

   Dr. Keith Kimberlin for example, who recently shared video in which he claimed that most sunscreen “is toxic” and “more dangerous than [sun]burning,” is a chiropractor with a doctorate of chiropractic degree (DC).

   2024 June 21, Danielle Sinay, “Is Sunscreen Bad for You? TikTok’s Anti-SPF Movement, Explained”, in Glamour

4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebankingInitialism of debit card.
5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of disease control.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of detective constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
7. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablepensionsInitialism of defined contributions.
8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableMicrosoft WindowscomputingInitialism of device context.
9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableroleplaying gamesInitialism of difficulty class.
10. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of disconnection/disconnect.

    I am getting huge lag spikes […] they are bad and long enough where you think it's a DC.

    2012 February 6, "u n risr@optonline.net IYM", “Re: Random DC to Login since patch”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet)

11. KenyaabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of district commissioner.

    The DC reasoned that since it was only the ancestrals who had a problem with the incident, they should supply the bulls necessary to purify the forest.

    2011, Emily Boyd, Carl Folke, Adapting Institutions, page 62

12. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableprisonInitialism of disciplinary control.

    I'd give my state pay for the next year just to be held for a few minutes without fear of being put in DC

    1984 February 11, M. Kathleen Humphreys, “Just To Be Held”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 29, page 4

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    Disciplinary Control is a form of segregation in which inmates who have been found guilty of an institutional rule, pursuant to the Administrative Rule (AR) 5120-9-08, may be placed. Per the AR 5120-9-11, inmates can receive placement in DC for 15 days as a result of a single rule violation or a series of rule violations arising from one event. An inmate can also receive an additional 15 days for two or more unrelated violations or for any violations committed while in DC. However, no inmate shall spend more than 30 consecutive days in DC.

    2010 June 16, Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (Ohio), Inspection and Evaluation of the Trumbull Correctional Institute, page 50

13. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of distribution center.

1. abbreviationinitialismentertainmentInitialism of da capo.
2. abbreviationinitialismdanceInitialism of diagonally to the center.

1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablevideo codingInitialism of direct coded.

present singular third person DCs · present singular third person DC's · participle present DCing · participle present DC'ing · participle past DCd · past DCd · participle past DCed · past DCed · participle past DC'd · past DC'd · participle past DC'ed · past DC'ed

1. computingTo become disconnected from a network.

   Since the patch I have been randomly DCing and it's at times completely game-breaking. For example,just now my Paladin was questing in Thou Needles, and I DC'd several times within a few minutes.

   2012 February 3, "ToolPackinMama", “Random DC to Login since patch”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet)

2. abbreviationmedicineAbbreviation of discontinue.

   med dc'd

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of December.