ATC
Encyclopedia
Military
- Air Training CommandAir Training CommandAir Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946...
, the predecessor to Air Education and Training Command in the United States Air Force - New Zealand Air Training CorpsNew Zealand Air Training CorpsThe Air Training Corps or ATC is one of the three corps in the New Zealand Cadet Forces, the other two being the New Zealand Cadet Corps and Sea Cadet Corps. It is funded in partnership between the RNZAF and communities, and its members are civilians. Members have no obligation to head into the...
- Air Training CorpsAir Training CorpsThe Air Training Corps , commonly known as the Air Cadets, is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary youth group which is part of the Air Cadet Organisation and the Royal Air Force . It is supported by the Ministry of Defence, with a regular RAF Officer, currently Air...
, United Kingdom - Air Transport CommandAir Transport CommandAir Transport Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its mission was to meet the urgent demand for the speedy reinforcement of the United States' military bases worldwide during World War II, using an air supply system to supplement surface transport...
, a United States Army Air Force command during World War II
Education
- Academy for Technology and the ClassicsAcademy for Technology and the Classics-Education Program and Philosophy:The Academy for Technology and the Classics is a charter school that was founded in 2000 to provide a classical and technology-based approach to education in a public school setting. ATC was the third charter school established in Santa Fe, and the first in the...
, a charter school in Santa Fe, NM - Advanced Technology CollegeAdvanced Technology CollegeThe Advanced Technology College is a two-year technical college located in Daytona Beach, Florida in the United States. This technical college carries courses such as computer technology, construction, manufacturing, engineering, and automotive services.The ATC is involved in a joint-partnership...
, a community college in Daytona Beach, FL, USA - Alexandria Technical CollegeAlexandria Technical CollegeAlexandria Technical and Community College is a two year technical college in Alexandria, Minnesota, a town of about 12,000, and part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system...
, a technical college in Alexandria, MN - Applied Technology College or ATC, one of several applied technology college campuses in Utah (e.g. Ogden-Weber Applied Technology CollegeOgden-Weber Applied Technology CollegeOgden–Weber Applied Technology College is a technical college located in Ogden, Utah, USA. It is the largest of the eight regional campuses that comprise the Utah College of Applied Technology...
), Ogden-Weber ATC - Authorised Training Centre, see AutodeskAutodeskAutodesk, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that focuses on 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 1982 by John Walker, a coauthor of the first versions of the company's...
Other organizations
- American Thermoplastic CompanyAmerican Thermoplastic CompanyAmerican Thermoplastic Company, or ATC, is an American manufacturer of binders and other plastics products.ATC was founded in 1954 in Pittsburgh, PA.-External links:* *...
, a United States plastics manufacturer - American Tobacco CompanyAmerican Tobacco CompanyThe American Tobacco Company was a tobacco company founded in 1890 by J. B. Duke through a merger between a number of U.S. tobacco manufacturers including Allen and Ginter and Goodwin & Company...
, an early 20th century monopolistic tobacco company - American Tractor CorporationAmerican Tractor CorporationAmerican Tractor Corporation was an American manufacturer of tracked type agricultural and industrial tractors based in Churubusco, Indiana. Their tractors were marketed using the “Terra” prefix before a descriptive term. The bulldozers were referred to as Terra Dozers, the general purpose...
, a 1950 manufacturer of crawler tractors which merged into Case - American-Turkish CouncilAmerican-Turkish CouncilThe American-Turkish Council is a business association dedicated to enhancing the promotion of US-Turkish commercial, defense, technology, and cultural relations in Washington DC.-Personnel:* Ambassador James H. Holmes President & CEO...
, a business association promoting U.S.-Turkish relations - Appalachian Trail ConservancyAppalachian Trail ConservancyThe Appalachian Trail Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of the Appalachian Trail, which runs from Maine to Georgia...
, a United States nonprofit organization - Applied Technology CouncilApplied Technology CouncilThe Applied Technology Council is a nonprofit research organization based in California which studies the effects of natural hazards on the built environment and how to mitigate these effects, particularly earthquakes. It was founded through the efforts of the Structural Engineers Association of...
, a nonprofit founded in 1973 which studies the effects of hazards on the built environment - Atlanta Transit CompanyAtlanta Transit CompanyThe Atlanta Transit Company ran the public transit system in Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia, from 1950 to 1972.Since the 1920s, the Georgia Railway and Power Company , had been losing money on transit. It commissioned a study from Beeler in 1926, but the suggestions were not enough to help...
, former rail operator in Georgia, United States - Australian Telecommunications Corporation, formerly Australian Telecommunications Commission
- Automation Tool CompanyAutomation Tool CompanyATC Automation is a global provider and integrator of custom automation, functional & leak test systems, manual work cells and lean manufacturing solutions. ATC has a significant presence in the energy, medical, consumer products, and automotive markets....
, a United States automation and testing systems manufacturer - Advanced Technology CenterAdvanced Technology CenterATC was founded in 2003. Now, its the largest department of Microsoft China's research and development group. It is initialized as a group of Microsoft Research Asia and then became an independent R&D group of Microsoft. The goal of ATC is to attract software talents in China and develop products...
, a Microsoft research and development group - Automobile and Touring Club for United Arab Emirates, a member of the Fédération Internationale de l'AutomobileFédération Internationale de l'AutomobileThe Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users...
- Aquarian Tabernacle ChurchAquarian Tabernacle ChurchThe Aquarian Tabernacle Church, abbreviated as ATC, is a Wiccan church located in Index, Washington and is considered the first Wiccan church with full legal status and recognition by major governments, the United States, Canada and Australia. It was founded as a church by Pete "Pathfinder" Davis,...
, a Wiccan church founded in 1979 - Canal 7 ArgentinaCanal 7 ArgentinaCanal Siete, TV Pública or TV Pública Digital is an Argentine television network founded on October 17, 1951. Between 1979 and 1999, the network was known as Argentina Televisora Color . During the 1978 World Cup, it was known as A78TV.Owned, financed and operated by the Argentine State, Canal 7 is...
, formerly known as Argentina Televisora Color
Science, technology, and medicine
- Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification SystemAnatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification SystemThe Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System is used for the classification of drugs. It is controlled by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology , and was first published in 1976....
, a WHO drug classification system - Ancillary Terrestrial ComponentAncillary Terrestrial ComponentAncillary Terrestrial Component is a U.S. Federal Communications Commission-approved technique for using a "terrestrial" network of cell-phone towers to supplement a Mobile Satellite Service provided by orbiting communications satellites....
, a terrestrial mobile telecom system added to a mobile satellite system, approved by the U.S. FCC for portions of the S bandS bandThe S band is defined by an IEEE standard for radio waves with frequencies that range from 2 to 4 GHz, crossing the conventional boundary between UHF and SHF at 3.0 GHz. It is part of the microwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum... - Automatic Temperature Compensator, an electronic device which measures the temperature of petroleumPetroleumPetroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
products during delivery and automatically calculates the amount of product as though it had been delivered at 15°C - Anaplastic thyroid cancerAnaplastic thyroid cancerAnaplastic thyroid cancer is a form of thyroid cancer which has a very poor prognosis due to its aggressive behavior and resistance to cancer treatments.-Presentation:...
, a form of thyroid cancer - Certified Athletic Trainer, an allied health care professional whose primary concern is the prevention, recognition, care and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
Transportation
- Advanced transportation controllerAdvanced transportation controllerThe advanced transportation controller is a standardization effort being undertaken by the United States Department of Transportation as part of their Intelligent transportation system efforts. The ATC is being developed to provide an open platform for hardware and software for a wide variety of...
, a standardization effort as part of the United States Department of Transportation's Intelligent transportation system - All-Terrain Cycle, or All-Terrain VehicleAll-terrain vehicleAn all-terrain vehicle , also known as a quad, quad bike, three wheeler, or four wheeler, is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control...
, an off-road, 3-, 4-, or 6-wheel motorcycle-like vehicle - Automatic Temperature Control (ATC), also known as Automatic Climate Control, an industry name for automatic Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVACHVACHVAC refers to technology of indoor or automotive environmental comfort. HVAC system design is a major subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer...
) systems for automobiles - Automatic Train ControlAutomatic Train ControlAutomatic Train Control is a train protection system for railways, ensuring the safe and smooth operation of trains on ATC-enabled lines. Its main advantages include making possible the use of cab signalling instead of track-side signals and the use of smooth deceleration patterns in lieu of the...
, a safety system for railways
Aviation
- A Type certificateType certificateA Type Certificate, is awarded by aviation regulating bodies to aerospace manufacturers after it has been established that the particular design of a civil aircraft, engine, or propeller has fulfilled the regulating bodies' current prevailing airworthiness requirements for the safe conduct of...
(ATC), awarded by aviation regulating bodies to aerospace manufacturers after it has established a design of an aircraft component that has fulfilled a regulating bodies' current prevailing airworthiness regulations - Air traffic controlAir traffic controlAir traffic control is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other...
, a service provided to aircraft by ground-based controllers - Air traffic controllers, people who expedite and maintain a safe and orderly flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system
Television, film, and music
- A Touch of Class (band), a pop music group from Germany (2000–03)
- ATC (Above The Clouds), a Swedish heavy metal band (1979–85)
- Air Traffic Control (band)Air Traffic Control (band)Air Traffic Control is a power pop/rock band hailing from Nova Scotia's South Shore. The band has a history that predates even its current name. Brothers Kirk and Jordi Comstock made their first foray into music while in elementary school...
, a power pop/rock band from Canada (1993–present) - All Things ConsideredAll Things ConsideredAll Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. It was the first news program on NPR, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets...
, a news show on National Public Radio in the United States - Argentina Televisora Color, former name for Canal 7 Argentina
Computer games
- Advanced Tactical CenterAdvanced Tactical CenterThe Advanced Tactical Center is a series software tools used in tactics-oriented computer games. The ATCs are developed and maintained by Foolish Entertainment.-Concept:...
, a family of software tools for computer games - Armacham Technology Corporation, a fictional technology developer in the video game F.E.A.R.
Business
- Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, also known as the Multi Fibre ArrangementMulti Fibre ArrangementThe Multi Fibre Arrangement governed the world trade in textiles and garments from 1974 through 2004, imposing quotas on the amount developing countries could export to developed countries. It expired on 1 January 2005....
, governed the world trade in textiles and garments from 1974 through 2004 - Average costAverage costIn economics, average cost or unit cost is equal to total cost divided by the number of goods produced . It is also equal to the sum of average variable costs plus average fixed costs...
or Average total cost, a concept in economics - Audio Tele-Conference, or conference callConference callA conference call is a telephone call in which the calling party wishes to have more than one called party listen in to the audio portion of the call. The conference calls may be designed to allow the called party to participate during the call, or the call may be set up so that the called party...
Games and hobbies
- Artist trading cardsArtist trading cardsArtist Trading Cards are miniature works of art about the same size as modern baseball cards, or 2 ½ X 3 ½ inches , small enough to fit inside standard card-collector pockets, sleeves or sheets. The ATC movement developed out of the mail art movement and has its origins in Switzerland...
, individual fine art miniatures - Any to Come, type of conditional bet
Other uses
- Authorization to CarryAuthorization to CarryAn Authorization to Carry is a permit issued by the government of Canada allowing holders of Restricted and Prohibited class firearms to carry them in Canada...
, a permit issued in Canada to carry Restricted firearms and Prohibited handguns