RC

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RC, rc or R/C can mean:

In computing

• rc, the default Command line interface in Version 10 Unix and Plan 9 from Bell Labs
• a filename extension for configuration files in UNIX-like environments, abbreviating "run commands"
• a release candidate in software engineering
• "Rivest's Cipher", a name given to a number of cryptographic algorithms including RC2, RC4, RC5, and RC6.

In transportation

• the IATA code for Atlantic Airways
• Rosslyn Connecting Railroad (AAR reporting marks RC)

In electronics

in hardware:

• radio control typically as in remote control vehicles
• remote control typically as in home entertainment devices

in circuitry:

• the reflection coefficient of a circuit
• a resistance/capacitance circuit in electronics

Other uses

• Remand Centre, a prison holding people awaiting trial
• Renaissance College
• Renaissance College Hong Kong
• Red Colony, a Mars colonization advocacy group
• Roanoke College a private college in Salem, Virginia
• Robert College a private high school in Istanbul, Turkey
• Roman Catholic
• Royal Commission
• Royal Crown cola
• Revenue Commissioners, Ireland
• Residential College at Mary Foust, a living-learning residence hall at UNCG
• Re-evaluation Counseling, a grass-roots organization for psychotherapy
• Resistance Council of Uganda
• Star Wars: Republic Commando, a First-person shooter for Xbox and PC
• Refused Classification, in Australia this is a film which must not be sold or hired, i. e. the film is banned
• Reserve capacity measurement of a Car battery
• Research Chemical A name often used to refer to grey market psychedelics.
• Rebel Camp, a free online texted based browser rpg (www.rebelcamp.net).
• Racing Club, various football club name