ADC

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ADC may refer to:

In aviation:

• ADC Aircraft, a British firm established in March 1920 to take advantage of the large number of World War I-surplus military aircraft on the market
• ADC Airlines, an airline based in Calabar, Nigeria
• Aerospace Defense Command, a command of the U.S. Air Force
• Air data computer

In crime:

• America's Dumbest Criminals, an American reality television series
• Arizona Department of Corrections, a correctional agency

In technology:

• ADC Telecommunications, a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
• Advanced Data Connector, a Microsoft technology used in conjunction with ActiveX Data Objects
• Analog-to-digital converter, an electronic circuit that converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers
• Apple Developer Connection, Apple Computer's developer network
• Apple Display Connector, a proprietary modification of the DVI connector that combines analog and digital video signals, USB, and power all in one cable
• Application Delivery Controller, a device for accelerating web site performance
• Advanced Direct Connect, a new and revised version of the original Direct Connect protocol

In other fields:

• Acadia Divinity College, a seminary located on the 250 acre campus of Acadia University
• ADC Map, a publisher of maps and street atlases covering areas in Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Delaware and New Jersey
• ADC Theatre, the arts venue of the University of Cambridge, or CUADC, its resident company
• Advanced DC Motors Inc.
• After-death communications, communications that either are believed to or appear to have been received from a person who has died
• Aide-de-camp, a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank
• AIDS dementia complex, a common neurological disorder associated with HIV infection and AIDS
• American Deserters Committee, an anti-Vietnam War group
• American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent
• Art Directors Club, a professional association of advertising art directors and graphic designers
• Australian Dance Council, a national dance advocacy organisation for dancers, choreographers, directors and educators
• Aid to Dependent Children, an American government social program from 1935-1960