DC
See also: dc, Dc, dC, d/c, D&C, D.C., and d.C.
English
Proper noun
DC
- Initialism of District of Columbia, a federal district of the United States of America.
- (aviation) Initialism of Douglas Commercial, used in the names of airliners designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
- Initialism of Dubai City, to distinguish it from Dubai Emirate.
- Initialism of Dreamcast.
- Initialism of Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles; DCHP.
Noun
DC (countable and uncountable, plural DCs)
- (law) Initialism of district court.
- (electrical) Initialism of direct current.
- (degree) Initialism of doctor of chiropractic.
- (banking) Initialism of debit card.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of detective constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- (UK, pensions) Initialism of defined contributions.
- (computing, Microsoft Windows) Initialism of device context.
- (role-playing games) Initialism of difficulty class.
- (computing) Initialism of disconnection.
- 2012 February 6, "u n risr@optonline.net IYM", “Re: Random DC to Login since patch”, in alt.games.warcraft, Usenet:
- I am getting huge lag spikes […] they are bad and long enough where you think it's a DC.
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Derived terms
- AC/DC
- (law enforcement): WDC
Related terms
- (law enforcement): DCI, DI, DS
Translations
direct current
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See also
- (law enforcement): supt., PC, WPC
Adverb
DC
- (music) Initialism of da capo.
- (dance) Initialism of diagonally to the center.
Related terms
- (diagonally to the center): BDC, BDW, DW, FDC, FDW
Adjective
DC (not comparable)
- (video coding) Initialism of direct coded.
Antonyms
- (electrical): AC
Verb
DC
- (computing) To become disconnected from a network.
- 2012 February 3, "ToolPackinMama", “Random DC to Login since patch”, in alt.games.warcraft, Usenet:
- 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.
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- (medicine) Abbreviation of discontinue.
- med dc'd
Anagrams
- C&D, C.D., CD, cD
Italian
Alternative forms
- D.C.
Proper noun
DC f
- Initialism of Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy)
Portuguese
Adverb
DC (not comparable)
- AD (after the birth of Christ)