DAC

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DAC is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple uses:

Contents 1 Culture 2 Sports 3 Technology 4 Politics 5 Other

[edit] Culture

• Deutsche Alternative Charts, a listing of the most popular alternative albums and singles in Germany.
• David Allan Coe, a country singer

[edit] Sports

• Dakota Athletic Conference, an NAIA conference.
• Daskalakis Athletic Center, the indoor sports and recreation facility for Drexel University
• Detroit Athletic Club, an exclusive athletic club in Detroit, MI
• DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda

[edit] Technology

• Design Automation Conference, a yearly conference on electronic design automation
• Diamond anvil cell, an instrument used for producing very high pressures
• Double Acting Cylinder, a type of pneumatic cylinder
• Digital-to-analog converter
• Discretionary Access Control in computing
• dynamic axial compression, methodology for reproducible packing of preparative chromatographic columns
• Digital Access Controller, a computer located behind océ photocopiers providing network utilities such as printing and scanning

[edit] Politics

• Democratic Action Congress, a political party in Trinidad and Tobago
• Deputy Assistant Commissioner is a rank in the London Metropolitan Police
• Development Assistance Committee, a sub-organisation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), responsible for development issues and development policies

[edit] Other

• DAC (vehicle manufacturer), a Romanian truck manufacturer
• Decitabine, or 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, a DNA-demethylating agent.
• Deferred Acquisition Costs, in the insurance industry, when a company defers the sales costs that are associated with acquiring a new customer over the term of the insurance contract.
• D.A.C. Engineering Co, Ltd, A Japanese Engineering company. Its main branch is located in Kyoto, Japan.
• Zia International Airport (IATA airport code: DAC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh