DC most often refers to: Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), the capital of the United States DC Comics, an American comic book publisher Direct current, electric current which flows in only one direction
DC, D.C., D/C, Dc, or dc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
Music Da capo, a musical term DC (soundtrack), of the 2026 Indian film Destiny's Child, an American R&B group
Video games Da Capo (visual novel) Desert Combat, a Battlefield 1942 mod Dino Crisis, a survival horror game series
Other media DC Comics, an American comic book publisher DC (film), a 2026 Indian film D.C. (TV series) Detective Comics, a comic book series published by DC Comics DC Inside, a South Korean internet forum "DC" (Succession), a television episode
Companies and products DC Recordings, a record label DC Shoes, an American sports footwear company Delta Clipper, a proposed rocketship series by McDonnell Douglas DC (Douglas Commercial), a series of aircraft by the Douglas Aircraft Company (and later McDonnell Douglas) Dyson vacuum cleaners, which use product code prefix DC Golden Air, an airline (IATA code DC)
Government, law, and military
Christian Democracy (Italy), a political party Christian Democracy (Brazil), a political party Detective constable, a police rank District collector, an Indian Administrative Service position Deputy commissioner, an administrative rank Dossier criminal, in Indian policing
People Dan Caplen, British singer-songwriter (stage name "D/C") Daniel Cormier (born 1979) Olympic wrestler and heavyweight mixed martial artist David Coulthard (born 1971) British racing driver, known as DC Donald L. Cox (1936–2011), American leader of the Black Panther Party, known as Field Marshal DC Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778–1841), botanist (standard author abbreviation DC.)
Places Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), the capital of the United States Bogotá, Distrito Capital, the capital city of Colombia Dubai City West Sulawesi (vehicle registration prefix DC)
Religion DC, a dominical letter indicating a leap year starting on Thursday Christian Doctrine Fathers, a Catholic organization Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, a Society of Apostolic Life for women within the Catholic Church Deuterocanon, books of the Bible which are considered non-canonical by Protestant denominations
Schools Delaware County Christian School, in Pennsylvania, US Dhaka College, in Bangladesh Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo, a Catholic high school for girls in Zimbabwe Dominican Convent Primary School, Bulawayo, a Catholic preparatory school for girls in Zimbabwe
Science, technology and mathematics
Biology and medicine Dendritic cell, a class of immune cell Doctor of Chiropractic, a qualification in alternative medicine
Computing dc (computer program), a command-line based calculator on Unix-derived systems DC coefficient, in a discrete cosine transform Data center, a physical location housing computing-related gear Device context, part of the legacy Microsoft Windows graphics API Differential cryptanalysis DigiCipher, a digital encoding scheme Direct Connect (protocol), for file sharing Domain Component, an attribute in LDAP Domain controller, a server used to manage a Microsoft Windows domain Dublin Core, a metadata standard Dynamic contrast, an LCD technology
Mathematics dc (elliptic function), in complex analysis Axiom of dependent choice, in set theory DC, 600 in Roman numerals DC, 220 in hexadecimal
Other uses in science, technology and mathematics Direct current, electric current which flows in only one direction dC, decicoulomb, a tenth of a Coulomb, the SI unit of electric charge New Zealand DC class locomotive Methylphosphonyl dichloride, a chemical weapons precursor A don't care term, in digital logic Drop center (DC) rim; see Single-piece wheel manufacturing
Sports
Delhi Capitals, an Indian Premier League cricket franchise Deccan Chargers, a former Indian Premier League cricket franchise
Other uses Demon Cat, a ghost cat in American folklore Distribution center, a building stocked with goods for delivery Dream character, an imaginary entity in a person's dreams Drower Collection, a collection of Mandaic manuscripts held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, UK
See also
D&C (disambiguation) AC/DC (disambiguation) Divide and conquer (disambiguation)