ETC

ETC

The abbreviation "etc" may stand for:

* "et cetera", a Latin expression meaning "and other things" or "and so on"
* /etc, a computer directory found in unix(-like) operating systems

ETC may also refer to:

In economics and finance:
* Electronic Trade Confirmation, a type of financial transaction
* Equipment trust certificate, a financial security
* Electronic Teller Card, a type of ATM card service by HSBC and Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong and Macau

In media and entertainment:
* Electronic Theatre Controls, a company that makes lighting, controls, and other electrical systems for theatres
* Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation, the sole telecommunication service provider in Ethiopia
* The European Team Championship of chess
* Experimental Theatre Club
* ETC Entertainment Central, a TV station in the Philippines
* Etcetera (cat), a fictional character in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats"
* Et Cetera, a manga comic created by Tow Nakazaki
* A local television station in Argentina clarifyme|date=June 2008
* Etc (band), a rock band and solo performer currently based in Singapore
* Electric Till Corporation, a fictionalized IBM in Neil Stephenson's Cryptonomicon

In science and technology:
* Eastern tent caterpillar, a species of caterpillar
* Electron transport chain, a process in mitochondria responsible for creating a proton gradient that allows ATP-formation
* Electronic throttle control, an automobile technology
* Electronic toll collection, a system for management of roadway access fees
* Electrothermal-chemical technology, a military research project involving tank projectiles
* Energy Technology Centre [http://www.etcpitea.se/eng/index.html] , a research and development centre for renewable fuels.
* Encyclopedia of Triangle Centers, an on-line database of information related to the geometry of triangles
* Establish Temporary Connection, a command in the software language INAP
* Extratropical cyclone, large weather systems that usually occur in the middle latitudes
* Educational Technology Consulting (ETC), is a company committed to providing products and services that support the adoption of information technology and communication (ICT's), through training and certification processes, enriching the teaching-learning process (www.etclatam.com/new).

Other:
* Cadillac Eldorado, a large luxury coupe made by Cadillac from 1953 to 2002. In its later years it used the name ETC
* Chief Electronics Technician, a senior enlisted rating in the US Navy and Coast Guard
* Emergency and Trauma centre, the emergency Medical Service centre of India
* Estimated time to completion, a metric of project controlling
* European Travel Commission, an organisation responsible for the promotion of Europe as a tourist destination


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