{{wiktionary|ADC}} '''ADC''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Aviation== * ADC Aircraft, a British firm established in 1920 * ADC Airlines, based in Ikeja, Nigeria * Aerospace Defense Command, of the U.S. Air Force * Air data computer, an essential avionics component found in modern glass cockpits * IATA airport code for Andakombe Airport in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
==Organisations== ===Arts=== * ADC Theatre, venue of the University of Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Club * Art Directors Club of New York, a professional association * Australian Dance Council, a national dance advocacy organisation * Hong Kong Arts Development Council, a statutory body in Hong Kong
===Government and politics=== * Aboriginal Development Commission, an Australian statutory body that existed from 1980 to 1990 * African Democratic Congress, a political party in Nigeria * Alliance for Democratic Change, a political party in Tanzania * American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, a civil rights organization * American Deserters Committee, an anti-Vietnam War group * Arizona Department of Corrections, US * Arkansas Department of Correction, US * Ashfield District Council, Nottinghamshire, England * ''Asociación Democrática de Colima'', a political party from the State of Colima, Mexico
===Others=== * Acadia Divinity College, a seminary on the campus of Acadia University, Canada * ADC Map, an American map publisher * ADC Telecommunications, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota * Australian Defence College, Weston Creek, Canberra * Advanced Digital Corporation, a defunct computer company of Southern California
==Science and medicine== * ADC (gene), a human gene * AIDS dementia complex, neurological disorder associated with HIV and AIDS * Allyl diglycol carbonate or CR-39, a polymer * Antibody-drug conjugate, a type of anticancer treatment * Apparent diffusion coefficient, a derived value from a diffusion MRI * Automated dispensing cabinet, a computerized drug storage device for hospitals * Azodicarbonamide, a blowing agent
==Technology== * Advanced Direct Connect, a peer-to-peer file sharing and chat protocol * Analog-to-digital converter, a type of electronic circuit * Android Developer Challenge, a competition * Apple Developer Connection, Apple Computer's developer network * Apple Display Connector, similar to the DVI connector * Application delivery controller, for accelerating website performance * Automatic Data Capture, for automatic identification, data collection and storage into computer systems
==Other uses== * ''A.DC.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle (1806–1893), French-Swiss botanist * Adlington (Cheshire) railway station, UK (National Rail code) * Aide-de-camp, assistant to a senior military or government person * Aid to Dependent Children, an American government social program from 1935 to 1960 * Alternative Daily cover, material other than soil for containment in a landfill * Andrew Dice Clay (born 1957), American comedian * Axiom of dependent choice * New Zealand ADC class diesel multiple unit, a type of diesel railway vehicle used on Auckland's suburban network
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