ADC may refer to:

Aviation

  • ADC Aircraft, a British firm established in 1920
  • ADC Airlines, based in Ikeja, Nigeria
  • Aerospace Defense Command, of the U.S. Air Force
  • Air data computer, an essential avionics component found in modern glass cockpits
  • IATA airport code for Andakombe Airport in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

Organisations

Arts

  • ADC Theatre, venue of the University of Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Club
  • Art Directors Club of New York, a professional association
  • Australian Dance Council, a national dance advocacy organisation
  • Hong Kong Arts Development Council, a statutory body in Hong Kong

Government and politics

  • Aboriginal Development Commission, an Australian statutory body that existed from 1980 to 1990
  • African Democratic Congress, a political party in Nigeria
  • Alliance for Democratic Change, a political party in Tanzania
  • American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, a civil rights organization
  • American Deserters Committee, an anti-Vietnam War group
  • Arizona Department of Corrections, US
  • Arkansas Department of Correction, US
  • Ashfield District Council, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Asociación Democrática de Colima, a political party from the State of Colima, Mexico

Others

  • Acadia Divinity College, a seminary on the campus of Acadia University, Canada
  • ADC Map, an American map publisher
  • ADC Telecommunications, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
  • Australian Defence College, Weston Creek, Canberra
  • Advanced Digital Corporation, a defunct computer company of Southern California

Science and medicine

  • ADC (gene), a human gene
  • AIDS dementia complex, neurological disorder associated with HIV and AIDS
  • Allyl diglycol carbonate or CR-39, a polymer
  • Antibody-drug conjugate, a type of anticancer treatment
  • Apparent diffusion coefficient, a derived value from a diffusion MRI
  • Automated dispensing cabinet, a computerized drug storage device for hospitals
  • Azodicarbonamide, a blowing agent

Technology

  • Advanced Direct Connect, a peer-to-peer file sharing and chat protocol
  • Analog-to-digital converter, a type of electronic circuit
  • Android Developer Challenge, a competition
  • Apple Developer Connection, Apple Computer's developer network
  • Apple Display Connector, similar to the DVI connector
  • Application delivery controller, for accelerating website performance
  • Automatic Data Capture, for automatic identification, data collection and storage into computer systems

Other uses

  • A.DC., taxonomic author abbreviation for Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle (1806–1893), French-Swiss botanist
  • Adlington (Cheshire) railway station, UK (National Rail code)
  • Aide-de-camp, assistant to a senior military or government person
  • Aid to Dependent Children, an American government social program from 1935 to 1960
  • Alternative Daily cover, material other than soil for containment in a landfill
  • Andrew Dice Clay (born 1957), American comedian
  • Axiom of dependent choice
  • New Zealand ADC class diesel multiple unit, a type of diesel railway vehicle used on Auckland's suburban network