ADC

ADC may refer to:

In aviation:
*ADC Aircraft, a British firm established in March 1920 to take advantage of the large number of World War I-surplus military aircraft on the market
*ADC Airlines, an airline based in Calabar, Nigeria
*Aerospace Defense Command, a command of the U.S. Air Force
*Air data computer

In crime:
*"America's Dumbest Criminals", an American reality television series
*Arizona Department of Corrections, a correctional agency

In technology:
*ADC Telecommunications, a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
*Advanced Data Connector, a Microsoft technology used in conjunction with ActiveX Data Objects
*Analog-to-digital converter, an electronic circuit that converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers
*Apple Developer Connection, Apple Computer's developer network
*Apple Display Connector, a proprietary modification of the DVI connector that combines analog and digital video signals, USB, and power all in one cable
*Application Delivery Controller, a device for accelerating web site performance
*Advanced Direct Connect, a new and revised version of the original Direct Connect protocol

In other fields:
*Acadia Divinity College, a seminary located on the convert|250|acre|km2|sing=on campus of Acadia University
*ADC Map, a publisher of maps and street atlases covering areas in Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Delaware and New Jersey
*ADC Theatre, the arts venue of the University of Cambridge, or CUADC, its resident company
*Advanced DC Motors Inc.
*After-death communications, communications that either are believed to or appear to have been received from a person who has died
*Aide-de-camp, a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank
*AIDS dementia complex, a common neurological disorder associated with HIV infection and AIDS
*American Deserters Committee, an anti-Vietnam War group
*American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent
*Art Directors Club, a professional association of advertising art directors and graphic designers
*Australian Dance Council, a national dance advocacy organisation for dancers, choreographers, directors and educators
*Aid to Dependent Children, an American government social program from 1935-1960