ASC en · NOUN
Etymology
Abbreviation.
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of altered state of consciousness.
Ravers listen to technomusic at home, and some have commented that certain tracks of music can elicit ASC similar to the ones experienced at raves.
2005, Michael J. Gilmour, Call Me the Seeker, page 244:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of ambulatory surgery center.
alt of ambulatory surgery center
The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) differs from the general hospital (GH) in several respects. […] The ASC has many advantages over the GH facility, some of which are financial and others related to patient flow and satisfaction. Clearly, a facility that has a limited purpose and scope can eliminate many services and costs that are necessary in the GH.
2000, Michael Lavan, “Facilities for Ambulatory Surgery. Part A: The Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center”, in H. Randolph Bailey, Michael J. Snyder, editors, Ambulatory Anorectal Surgery, Springer, →ISBN, page 1:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, qualifier:mental health) Initialism of autism spectrum condition.
alt of autism spectrum condition
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(abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of ascent time.
alt of ascent time
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Arctic/arctic security cutter
- ASC (“an ASCII-encoded text file”): Ellipsis of ASC file
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| ASCs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
AOPV · PSC · national security cutter · polar cutter · coast guard cutter · AOPS · polar security cutter
Hypernyms
slushbreaker · boat · ship · icebreaker · vessel · arctic cutter · Arctic cutter · security cutter · cutter
Synonyms
Arctic security cutter · TTS · ASC file · arctic security cutter · ASCII file · .asc file · .ASC file