DCT
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DCT may refer to:
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In mathematics:
- Discrete cosine transformDiscrete cosine transformA discrete cosine transform expresses a sequence of finitely many data points in terms of a sum of cosine functions oscillating at different frequencies. DCTs are important to numerous applications in science and engineering, from lossy compression of audio and images A discrete cosine transform...
, a mathematical transform related to the Fourier transform - Dominated convergence theoremDominated convergence theoremIn measure theory, Lebesgue's dominated convergence theorem provides sufficient conditions under which two limit processes commute, namely Lebesgue integration and almost everywhere convergence of a sequence of functions...
, a central mathematical theorem in the theory of integration first proposed by Henri Lebesgue
In biology:
- Distal convoluted tubuleDistal convoluted tubuleThe distal convoluted tubule is a portion of kidney nephron between the loop of Henle and the collecting duct system.- Physiology :It is partly responsible for the regulation of potassium, sodium, calcium, and pH...
, a part of the functional unit of the kidney - Dopachrome tautomeraseDopachrome tautomeraseDopachrome tautomerase , also known as DCT, is a human gene. Its expression is regulated by the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor .-Further reading:...
, a human gene
In business:
- DCT Industrial TrustDCT Industrial TrustDCT Industrial Trust, Inc. formerly known as Dividend Capital Trust, Inc. engages in ownership, development, acquisition and management of industrial and institutional class properties in the United States and Mexico...
, from the companies ticker symbol
In computing and technology:
- DCT (videocassette format)DCT (videocassette format)DCT is a digital recording component videocassette format developed and introduced by Ampex in 1992. It was based on the D1 format, and unlike the uncompressed recording scheme of D1, it was the first digital videotape format to utilize data compression...
, a videocassette format developed by Ampex - Dual clutch transmissionDual clutch transmissionA dual clutch transmission, commonly abbreviated to DCT , is a differing type of semi-automatic or automated manual automotive transmission. It utilises two separate clutches for odd and even gear sets...
, a vehicle technology which allows gears to be selected in fully-manual or automatic mode - Discovery Channel TelescopeDiscovery Channel TelescopeThe Discovery Channel Telescope is a 4.3-meter aperture telescope being built by Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona and will be the fifth largest telescope in the continental United States once completed in 2012. The DCT is currently under construction at a dark sky site on the Coconino...
, a 4.2 meter telescope currently under development - Director Control Tower, the controlling station for guns on a British warship, see British ordnance terms
- Digital cableDigital cableDigital cable is a generic term for any type of cable television distribution using digital video compression or distribution. The technology was originally developed by Motorola.-Background:...
, Digital Cable Terminal, the generic term for the set-top box required to receive digital cable - DCT, Digital Core Technology, a baseband generation of Nokia mobile phones
- .dct A proprietary audio file format for digital dictation
On warships:
- Depth charge thrower, a mortar-like weapon used to launch depth charges at targets distant from the ship
- Director Control Tower, a facility equipped to direct and control a ship's gun battery
In entertainment:
- Dreams Come True (band), a Japanese band
- dc TalkDc TalkDC Talk , is a Grammy-winning Christian rock music trio. The group was formed in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They have released five major studio albums together: DC Talk , Nu Thang , Free at Last , Jesus Freak , and Supernatural...
, an American Christian band - DC Thomson a publisher of British comics
Other:
- Divine command theoryDivine command theoryDivine command theory is the meta-ethical view about the semantics or meaning of ethical sentences, which claims that ethical sentences express propositions, some of which are true, about the attitudes of God...
, a metaethical theory of morality - Danescourt railway stationDanescourt railway stationDanescourt railway station is a railway station serving Danescourt, which is a suburban area of Cardiff, Wales.The station is the first stop after Radyr on the City Line north of Cardiff Central. The City Line was originally a freight only line...
, Wales; National Rail station code DCT - Dennistoun Community Together, a Glasgow community group
- Direct Coombs testCoombs testCoombs test refers to two clinical blood tests used in immunohematology and immunology...
, used to test for autoimmune hemolytic anemia.