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ADC en · NOUN

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of after-death communication.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of aide-de-camp and postnominal.
    • Then ‘the ADC in Waiting was commanded by Their Excellencies, Lord and Lady Lytton, to invite Mr and Mrs Cusack-Bremmil to Peterhoff on July 26 at 9.30 p.p.’ 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “Three and—an Extra”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society, published 2005, page 13:
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of aid to dependent children.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of air defense command or aerospace defense command.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of air defense center or aerospace defense center.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of analog-to-digital converter.
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of antibody-drug conjugate.
    • Catalent’s SMARTag® technology platform offers ADC and biologics developers a one-step toolkit to develop optimized ADCs and bioconjugates. 2020, Catalent, Life Science Leader, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2021:
  8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of atmospheric dispersion corrector
  9. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of automatic distance control.

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ADCs Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

AD · DAC

Source: en.wiktionary, “ADC” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

ADC en · PROPN

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.
    • “Exposing companies to such extreme civil penalties would likely force the overpolicing of lawful expression, chill free speech, and distort the online environment in ways that harms all users,” said ADC National Executive Director, Abed Ayoub. “Beyond moral and political concerns, SB 771 also raises serious constitutional issues.” 2025 July 17, “ADC Warns: California’s SB 771 is Censorship Disguised as Civil Rights”, in American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee: