Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) - the capital of the United States of America
Organizations
DC Comics, a comic book publisherDC Inside, a South Korean internet forumDC Recordings, a record labelDC Shoes, a footwear companyDeccan Chronicle, a newspaperDemocrazia Cristiana, the leading Italian party in the second half of the 20th centuryChristian Democrat Party of ChileDeccan Chargers, an Indian cricket franchiseDelaware County Christian School, a private school in Pennsylvania, United StatesDottrinari, or the Preti della Dottrina Cristiana, a Catholic organizationDouglas Aircraft CompanyDulwich College, an English secondary schoolDutch Crossing, an academic journal on interdisciplinary Low Countries StudiesDC, abbreviation for several Christian democratic parties throughout the world
Science and technology
DC, the author abbreviation used in citing plant names published by Augustin Pyramus de CandolleDynamic contrast, a technology related to LCD screensDigiCipher, a digital encoding scheme for digital televisionDCxx, product code for all Dyson vacuum cleanersAxiom of dependent choice, a concept in mathematicsDirect Current, electric current flowing in one direction.
Electricity
Direct current, the unidirectional flow of electric chargeDC offset, the mean amplitude of a waveformDC bias, the mean value of a waveform in regard to a periodic function in the frequency domaindecicoulomb, one-tenth coulomb, a unit of electric charge
Computers
dc (computer program), a desktop calculatorDevice Context, a programming object within the Microsoft Windows APIDirect Connect (file sharing), a peer-to-peer file sharing protocolDistributed computingDomain controller, a Microsoft Windows server that responds to security authentication requestsData centerDublin Core, a metadata standardDomain Component, an attribute for DNS names in LDAPDC-frames or DC-pictures, type of frames/pictures in MPEG encodingDining cryptographers problem
Video games
Dreamcast, a video game consoleDa Capo (visual novel)Dark Cloud, a video game seriesDesert Combat, a mod of Battlefield 1942Dream Chronicles, a casual video game and seriesDC, Dark Crystal, items for the MMORPG Lineage IIDrift City, a racing game
Medicine and biology
Dendritic cell, a type of immune cellDoctor of ChiropracticDilation and Curettage
Television, film, and music
Da capo, a musical termD.C. (TV series)Dashboard Confessional, an American rock bandDestiny's Child, a musical groupDetective Conan, a manga also known as Case ClosedDick Clark ProductionsDirector's cutDiscovery ChannelDisney ChannelThe Dixie Chicks, a country music groupDrum Connection, a German musical group
People
David Cameron (born 1966), British Prime MinisterA. P. de Candolle (1778–1841), botanist abbreviated as DC in botanical nomenclatureDave Chappelle (born 1973), African-American comedianDavid Coulthard (born 1971), British racing driverD. C. Fontana (born 1939), screenwriterDane Cook, American comedian whose self-given nickname is DCDan Carter, New Zealand Rugby player, often nicknamed 'DC'David Cook (singer), winner of the seventh season of American IdolDonald L. Cox (1936–2011), Field Marshal of the Black Panther Party
Business and finance
Defined contribution, a type of pension planDistribution centerDebit cardDirectors' Centre, DC or TheDC - UK consultancy run by Robert Craven
Transportation
Golden Air, an airline, DC in IATA codeNZR DC class, the most common class of locomotive on New Zealand's railway network
Government, police, law and courts
Detective Constable, rank in the British policeDeputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, London Metropolitan Police Service senior rankDossier criminalDevelopment control in the United Kingdom, the process of regulating land use and new building in the UKDistrict Court
Other uses
DC, the number 600 in Roman numeralsDelivery confirmation, the United States Postal Service trademarked term for tracking delivery status of certain classes of mailDené–Caucasian, a speculative language familyDeveloped countryDiet Coke, a sugar-free soft drink
