"RCS" meaning in English

See RCS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} RCS
  1. (UK, military) Initialism of Royal Corps of Signals. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Royal Corps of Signals
  2. (networking) Initialism of Rich Communication Services. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Rich Communication Services
    Sense id: en-RCS-en-name-JFzhxd40 Categories (other): Networking, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Rocketry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 14 17 8 27 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 19 18 7 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 13 18 5 29 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 22 5 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 29 11 14 20 22 Disambiguation of Rocketry: 2 29 28 3 20 20 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. Initialism of Royal College of Surgeons. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Royal College of Surgeons
    Sense id: en-RCS-en-name-w3VFo7Hs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rocketry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 14 17 8 27 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 19 18 7 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 13 18 5 29 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 22 5 27 27 Disambiguation of Rocketry: 2 29 28 3 20 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: RCS rat

Noun

Forms: RCSes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} RCS (plural RCSes)
  1. (computing) Initialism of revision control system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: revision control system Translations (revision control system): σύστημα ελέγχου αναθεωρήσεων (sýstima elénchou anatheoríseon) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-RCS-en-noun-l5VaHK04 Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'revision control system': 73 25 2
  2. (aerospace) Initialism of reaction control system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: reaction control system
    Sense id: en-RCS-en-noun-SVQbW071 Categories (other): Aerospace, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rocketry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 14 17 8 27 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 19 18 7 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 13 18 5 29 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 22 5 27 27 Disambiguation of Rocketry: 2 29 28 3 20 20 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (telecommunications, aviation) Initialism of radar cross section. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: radar cross section
    Sense id: en-RCS-en-noun-JypEup4r Categories (other): Aviation, Telecommunications, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Radar, Rocketry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 14 17 8 27 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 19 18 7 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 13 18 5 29 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 22 5 27 27 Disambiguation of Radar: 10 11 2 5 6 67 Disambiguation of Rocketry: 2 29 28 3 20 20 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

Inflected forms

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