"DAC" meaning in English

See DAC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} DAC (not comparable)
  1. (engineering) Initialism of direct air capture. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: direct air capture Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-DAC-en-adj-quK487Lw Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Noun

Forms: DACs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} DAC (countable and uncountable, plural DACs)
  1. (countable, electronics) Acronym of digital-to-analog converter. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable Alternative form of: digital-to-analog converter Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-DAC-en-noun-OQZzIPb7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 29 23 17 8 6 11 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (countable, materials science) Initialism of diamond anvil cell. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: diamond anvil cell Categories (topical): Materials science Related terms (diamond anvil cell): double-DAC
    Sense id: en-DAC-en-noun-rzKFjyz~ Disambiguation of 'diamond anvil cell': 17 59 11 5 3 5
  3. (uncountable, organic chemistry) Abbreviation of D-acetylcarnitine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: D-acetylcarnitine Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-DAC-en-noun-uxiFG1rA Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  4. (computer security) Initialism of discretionary access control. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: discretionary access control Categories (topical): Computer security
    Sense id: en-DAC-en-noun-JU974bqG
  5. (uncountable, engineering) Abbreviation of direct air capture technology. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: direct air capture technology Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-DAC-en-noun-QwvBHpgA Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of deputy assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: deputy assistant commissioner (extra: a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police) Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-DAC-en-noun-SzCT3Ou2 Categories (other): British English Topics: government, law-enforcement
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: ACAR (english: acetylcarnitine), ACar (english: acetylcarnitine) Related terms: ADC (english: analogue-to-digital converter), LAC (english: L-acetylcarninite)

Inflected forms

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