"ADC" meaning in English

See ADC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ADCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ADC (countable and uncountable, plural ADCs)
  1. Initialism of aide-de-camp. and postnominal. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: aide-de-camp. and postnominal
    Sense id: en-ADC-en-noun-650MWsRM
  2. (electronics) Initialism of analog-to-digital converter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: analog-to-digital converter Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-ADC-en-noun-NZpgN~6I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 27 1 16 16 2 21 2 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 23 0 14 14 1 21 1 27 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. Initialism of aid to dependent children. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: aid to dependent children
    Sense id: en-ADC-en-noun-105u0K12
  4. (aerospace) Abbreviation of air defense command or aerospace defense command. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: air defense command or aerospace defense command Categories (topical): Aerospace
    Sense id: en-ADC-en-noun--vgNtkhm Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 23 0 14 14 1 21 1 27 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (aerospace) Abbreviation of air defense center or aerospace defense center. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: air defense center or aerospace defense center Categories (topical): Aerospace
    Sense id: en-ADC-en-noun-ZYkbjAvt Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 23 0 14 14 1 21 1 27 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. Initialism of antibody-drug conjugate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: antibody-drug conjugate
    Sense id: en-ADC-en-noun-VeFPBuND
  7. Initialism of automatic distance control. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: automatic distance control
    Sense id: en-ADC-en-noun-26Vmzb33 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 23 0 14 14 1 21 1 27
  8. Initialism of after-death communication. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: after-death communication
    Sense id: en-ADC-en-noun-OPDWdo1T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: DAC (alt: digital-to-analog converter) [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], AD (english: air defense or aerospace defense) [aerospace, engineering, business, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]

Inflected forms

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